Posted on Jun 2, 2012 By Eric Matheny
This past week in a Broward County courtroom, a 19 year-old man was sentenced to four years in state prison for a car crash that killed a friend of his back in 2010. By way of a motion from the ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By Eric Matheny
NBC Miami reports that police have arrested a teen they claim was involved in the murder of a young couple at a Miami Gardens gas station last week. The 16-year old juvenile is expected to be charged ...
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Posted on May 13, 2010 By Eric Matheny
In the State of Florida, a court may impose a youthful offender (YO) sentence to somebody who is at least 18 years old who has been transferred for prosecution to circuit court from juvenile court ( ...
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