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In the case of the State of Florida versus Melissa Hope Williams, Ms. Williams moved to Florida in 2005 from Michigan where she had been adjudicated delinquent for a misdemeanor sex offense and required to register as a sex offender. She was 11 years old when she committed her crime and 13 years old when […]

In the case of Narcisse Antoine versus the State of Florida, Mr. Antoine was convicted of attempted second degree murder with a firearm. He was at a nightclub when he was punched in the jaw. According to Antoine, two men appeared to be reaching for weapons, so he pulled out a gun and began shooting, […]

In the case of Kenneth Wetherington versus the State of Florida, Mr. Wetherington was charged with committing the crime of felony DUI based upon his involvement in a single-car accident. At Wetherington's trial, a police officer testified that he spoke with Wetherington while investigating the accident and that Wetherington admitted he was driving the car […]

On my website Florida Criminal Records: Frequently Asked Questions, I just wrote an article entitled "Why Was a Fire Fighter's Request to Seal His Record Denied?" If you would like to read my article, simply click on it to do so.

In the case of C.B.B. versus the State of Florida, a child with the initials "C.B.B." was found guilty of the crime of robbery based upon the following facts: C.B.B. and two of his friends were accused of robbing another middle schooler of his bicycle. According to that middle schooler, he was riding his bicycle […]

In the case of D.L. v. the State of Florida, a juvenile with the initials "D.L." was convicted of the crime of trespass to an automobile. The facts of this case are as follows: On November 27, 2012, Miami–Dade Police discovered the location of a stolen Volkswagen Jetta and began watching that area. Officer Del […]

In the case of Daniel Shedd versus the State of Florida, Mr. Shedd was convicted of possession of alprazolam and hydrocodone as well as marijuana. The facts of his case are as follows: Shedd was pulled over by Florida Highway Patrol officers for committing a traffic infraction while driving his mother's car. During the traffic […]

In the case of Deven Cooper versus the State of Florida, Mr. Cooper was convicted of the crimes of lewd or lascivious battery and molestation. At his trial, Cooper's lawyer was not allowed to question Cooper's accuser about her prior sexual experiences and her denial of any previous sexual experience to a police officer who […]

It is often because of DNA evidence that wrongfully-convicted people are released from prison. However, as the following New York Times story demonstrates, that is not always the case. By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD April 8, 2014 A timeworn phone bill from a Quality Inn in Orlando, Fla., turned out to be one of the most valuable […]

In the case of the United States versus Michael Grzybowicz, Mr. Grzybowicz was charged with, among other things, committing the federal crime of distributing child pornography. That charge was based upon evidence that four pictures of the vagina of a two-year-old girl had been discovered on Grzybowicz' cell phone and that those pictures had been […]