
Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein spent the day in Tampa reviewing a case with a client and is patiently waiting to board his d e l a y e d flight.

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein If we want to call ourselves a "civilized" country, then we can't try children as adults and give them life sentences. Both of the petitioners in the case were sentenced to life in prison for crimes they committed as minors. One of them was 13 years old at the time he committed the crime.
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WASHINGTON — A seemingly divided Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether teenagers can be locked away forever for their crimes. The question arose in two cases involving Florida men who are serving life prison terms with no chance of parole for crimes they committed as teenagers. ...

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein Despite all the problems with our system of justice, it's important to keep things in perspective. . .

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein I know everyone was eagerly awaiting the verdict on this one. ; ) You just can't make this stuff up.
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A former Alabama judge was cleared Monday of charges that he spanked and sexually abused male inmate. (Oct. 27)

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein I was lucky enough NOT to watch this on the news cycle, but now it's getting kind of interesting . . .
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The attorney for Richard Heene— now suspected of staging the incident that had the nation thinking his 6-year-old son was trapped in a runaway balloon— said that his clients are ready to turn themselves in. ...

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein
Fascinating case from a constitutional law perspective. At a glance, the statue looks overbroad to me. And as for "crush videos," I must live a sheltered life! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/07/us/07s cotus.html?_r=1&emc=tnt&tntemail0=y
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The most important free speech case this term questions a ban on trafficking in “depictions of animal cruelty.”

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein is in NYC this week for a white collar criminal law seminar.

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein A cursory reading of the federal statute prohibiting threats against the President (18 U.S.C. § 871 ) which can be found here http://bit.ly/ircmv , raises questions about whether the joker who created this poll could actually be prosecuted. Although it certainly was incendiary, I don't think it could fairly be construed to be a "threat" under the statute.
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The U.S. Secret Service is investigating an online survey that asked whether people thought President Barack Obama should be assassinated, officials said Monday.

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein Putting aside the judge's legal ruling, how we address seemingly fringe issues like this define who we are more than most people realize. I believe it was Alexis de Toqueville who once said that the most accuate measure of a civilized society is the condition of its prisons.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida failed to persuade a Miami-Dade circuit court judge to undo strict local ordinances that forced a group of convicted sex offenders to live under the Julia Tuttle Causeway.

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein is lobbying the Miami-Dade County State Attorney to not file charges against his client. Bad judgment does not always equal criminal intent.

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein
Check out this video where several "law enforcement professionals" with Polk County's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force were caught by a hidden camera entering a suspect's house purportedly to search for drugs, stolen property and the fruits of any illegal drug activity (at least that's what the w...arrant said). Apparently, they did not find any drugs, but did find a Wii video bowling game which they thought was a lot of fun . . . . Read the full story here: http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/sep/21/ undercover-drug-investigators-embarrass- polk-sheri/news-breaking/Read More
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Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein
hopes the Miami-Dade County State Attorney's Office will decline to charge these boys in adult court. Through my contacts I have learned that the 15 year old had to suffer through the very nasty divorce of his parents and was being shuffled from school to school. At the same time, peer pressure and the need for acce...ptance, seemed to play a major role in the 13 year old's involvement. These are not excuses. But, if we are civilized, we shouldn't judge immature children by adult standards. That's why we have juvenile courts.Read More
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A 15-year-old hatched a scheme with text messages to murder his mother with a 13-year-old pal, Miami Beach police said Saturday. The hit, which detectives said was two weeks in the planning, ...

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein is seeing an avalanche of mortgage fraud cases. The U.S. Attorney's Office in the Southern and Middle Districts are sending out target letters like greeting cards during the holidays. Question: why do people call me AFTER they speak with the agents?

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein If I was the attorney in this case, I would present the "Curious George" defense. Or you could always just point the finger at the Man in the Yellow Hat . . .
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An analyst at a Defense Department spy satellite agency faces federal hacking charges after allegedly poking around in a top-secret system used in a classified

Miami Criminal Lawyer David Edelstein
'It's better that 10 guilty men go free than one innocent man be wrongly convicted'
~Blackstone
Anthony Caravella leaves Broward County Jail as a free man -- temporarily -- for first time in quart
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FORT LAUDERDALE - Anthony Caravella walked out of the Broward County jail on Thursday a free man — at least temporarily — for the first time in close to 26 years."I can't even tell you how excited I am. ...
















