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27Apr
2015

This Week in History: President Bush Declares the End of Major Combat in Iraq

West Palm Beach criminal defense attorney Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history. On April 28, 1789, Fletcher Christian and the crew of the HMS Bounty mutiny, casting Captain William ...

21Apr
2015

Top 5 Suggestions to Reduce the Prison Population in Florida

Overcrowding in Florida’s Prisons: That cell is built for four felons. It had five. (Source: Flagler Live) Top 5 Suggestions to Reduce the Prison Population in Florida Florida’s prison population is among the largest ...

20Apr
2015

This Week in History: Jerry Miller is 200th Exoneration

Featured photo, above: This week in 2007, Jerry Miller of Chicago became the 200th DNA exoneration. (Source: Associated Press) West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred ...

13Apr
2015

This Week in History: Franklin D. Roosevelt Died

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history. On April 12, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt, 32nd President, died. “I have a terrific headache” were the ...

13Apr
2015

This Day in History: Remembering Lincoln’s Assassination

The following  entry from Judge Milton Hirsch’s Constitutional Calendar sheds light on the altruistic acts of Major Henry Reed Rathbone, a U.S. military officer and diplomat who was present at the assassination of ...

06Apr
2015

This Week in History: The Titanic Voyage

West Palm Beach criminal defense lawyer Kelly V. Landers recalls significant events that occurred this week in history. On April 11, 2007, North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dropped all charges in the Duke Lacrosse ...

03Apr
2015

This Day in History: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr.

The following  entry from Judge Milton Hirsch’s Constitutional Calendar includes an excerpt from the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s final public speech on April 3, 1968.  In a crowded church in Memphis, King ...

02Apr
2015

West Palm Beach Police Prepared to Use Body Cameras

Road patrol police officers in the City of West Palm Beach Police Department  began wearing body cameras April 1st.  Road patrol officers are the officers that you encounter during a traffic stop, or if you call 911 and an ...