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The implication that Bondi's anti-drug efforts succeeded in reducing overdose deaths does not find much support in data reported by the Florida Department of Health. The age-adjusted rate of ...
Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has touted the decrease in deaths as a result of more law enforcement and increased awareness about fentanyl. A new report shows drug overdose deaths still on ...
Donald Richard Moran, Jr. (born August 2, 1945) is a former lawyer and judge in the Fourth Judicial Circuit in Florida for 41 years, including 21 years as chief judge, the longest tenure in Florida history. [1] He was an early advocate of diversion programs for people with substance abuse and directed hundreds of people into treatment rather ...
This statute holds drug dealers strictly liable for deaths resulting from the drugs they illegally provide, and subjects them to the state's harshest penalty if the drugs are proven to be the proximate cause of a user's death. Florida statute also provides the death penalty for capital drug trafficking and discharging or using a destructive ...
When defining DWI offenses, states and courts must consider whether or not the charge or a specific drunk driving offense should be classified as a crime of violence. If a court rules the incident as a crime of violence, which would result in the charge being treated as an "aggravated" felony for purposes if immigration law. [12] [13]
Convicted in December on DUI-related charges, the Boca Raton resident told the court he felt remorse for his actions that led to the death of 21-year-old David Hernandez.
1937 poster warning U.S. drivers against drunk driving. Driving under the influence (DUI) is the offense of driving, operating, or being in control of a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs (including recreational drugs and those prescribed by physicians), to a level that renders the driver incapable of operating a motor vehicle safely. [1]
A new year also means new laws in Florida. The Florida Legislature passed the laws earlier this year and they take effect Jan. 1, 2024: SB 784 gives local law enforcement agencies the ability to ...