When individuals are arrested, they are fingerprinted and photographed. These procedures have become so standardized that most of us do not even question the privacy implications of these actions. However, the collection of an additional identifying marker being...
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Year: 2012
Prescription Drug Abuse is on the Rise
Abuse of prescription pain killers, like Oxycontin, is increasing across the country. According to the most recent survey from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 55 percent of the fatal drug overdoses in 2008 involved a prescription drug, not an illicit...
Black Market in Prescription Drugs Targets Medicaid Recipients
A massive Medicaid fraud operation was recently discovered by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI alleges over $100 million in expensive HIV medications and other drugs were sold in the black market. The drugs were supposedly obtained from Medicaid...
DEA Cracks Down on Synthetic Drug Use
The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, or DEA, is stepping up efforts to stop the manufacture and sale of designer synthetic drugs across the nation. One complication faced by DEA officials is the ambiguity tied to the legality of these synthetic drugs....
New Product Claims to Prevent “False Positive” Breathalyzer Results
An attorney, former state patrol sergeant and plastic surgeon recently teamed up to create a new product aimed at reducing the rates of "false positive" breathalyzer tests. False positive tests occur, according to this team, when alcohol in the mouth leads to...
Supreme Court May Review DNA Case
The United States Supreme Court recently signaled that it may review a case involving whether law enforcement may collect DNA samples from people who have been accused, but not convicted of serious crimes.Chief Justice John Roberts put a hold on a decision in the...
Facts About Sex Crime Convictions in Florida
A 35-year-old Florida man was recently sentenced on charges of minor sex trafficking and production of child pornography. The man received a sentence of life in prison and 10 years of supervised release. Reportedly, the Florida resident had the minor girls come to his...
Supreme Court Set to Make Landmark Decision
This month the U.S. Supreme Court will make a major decision that will affect many involved in the justice system for crack cocaine crimes. Previously, the laws guiding disciplinary actions for crack cocaine were vastly different than those in effect for possession of...
Prescription-Drug Trafficking Sentencing in Florida Has Drawbacks
A man intent on taking his life instead received a 15 years prison sentence. The man brought 31 painkillers and a bottle of Natural Life to Orlando's Cherry Tree Park. An officer caught him drinking the beer and then arrested him for illegal possession of...
Breathalyzers Face Continued Scrutiny in DUI Cases
A Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charge is determined based on blood alcohol content (BAC) levels, but what if the tool used to measure these levels is not properly calibrated? Courts across the country are facing this question, and one court in Florida reviewing...
