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Copwatch activist found not guilty of felony charges of battery on a law enforcement officer

A jury acquitted John Kurtz, of Orlando Copwatch, on a felony charge of battery on a law-enforcement officer. He was sentenced to 30 days in jail for resisting an officer without violence, a misdemeanor.

“It’s kind of bittersweet,” said Kurtz’s attorney, Mark Longwell, of the result. Longwell said he is pleased by the aquittal, but thought the misdemeanor sentence was unnecessarily heavy handed.

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Casey Anthony Trial: Not Guilty Murder Verdict

Casey Anthony has been found not guilty of murdering her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. The jury declined to convict her of either first degree murder or manslaughter.

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Second day of deliberations in Casey Anthony trial

Today is the second day of deliberations in the Casey Anthony trial.  Deliberations began Monday afternoon and lasted for almost 6 hours before Judge Perry released jurors for the day.  This morning deliberations resumed at 8:30am.

Casey Anthony is charged with seven counts, including first-degree murder; aggravated manslaughter of a child; aggravated child abuse; and four counts of providing false information to law enforcement. If convicted of first-degree murder, she could receive the death penalty.

Casey Anthony has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and she denies harming her daughter Caylee.

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‘To Catch a Predator’s’ Chris Hansen Caught Cheating on Camera

It would appear the host of Dateline NBC To Catch A Predator Chris Hansen has been caught cheating on camera.

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Roy Kronk expected to testify at Casey Anthony trial today

Today, on day 30 of the Casey Anthony trial, it is expected that Roy Kronk the meter reader who found the remains of Caylee Anthony will be called to the stand.

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Prosecutors stay the course despite death penalty ruling

In Tampa, local prosecutors are casting a wary eye toward a ruling last week by a Miami federal judge striking down the way Florida imposes the death penalty.  How might the following ruling affect the Casey Anthony trial?

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Casey Anthony’s mom contradicts prosecutors

Surprising prosecutors, the mother of a Florida woman charged with killing her young daughter testified she had conducted Internet searches on chloroform.

Cindy Anthony’s testimony Thursday directly contradicted prosecutors’ theory that the suspect, Casey Anthony, was the one who made the Internet searches.

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Are Red Light Cameras Right?

In more than 500 cities and towns in 25 states, silent sentries keep watch over intersections, snapping photos and shooting video of drivers who run red lights. The cameras are on the job in metropolises like Houston and Chicago and in small towns like Selmer, Tenn., population 4,700, where a single camera setup monitors traffic at the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and Mulberry Avenue.

One of the places is Los Angeles, where, if the Police Commission gets its way, the red light cameras will have to come down in a few weeks. That puts the nation’s second-largest city at the leading edge of an anti-camera movement that appears to have been gaining traction across the country in recent weeks.

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Lindsay Lohan’s Failed Alcohol Test: Jail for Probation Violation?

Lindsay Lohan is in the news again.  This time it would seem for an apparent violation of probation due to a failed alcohol test.

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Are you or someone you know in a similar situation? Longwell & Gentle, P.A., represents individuals regarding all criminal law and family law matters including suspected violation of probation offenses.

Day 26: Cindy Anthony says she searched for ‘chloroform,’ not Casey

Cindy Anthony told Jose Baez in court today that she searched for chloroform on their home computer.

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