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Family Of Michael Brewer Thankful Ordeal Is Over

The family of Michael Brewer, the Deerfield Beach teen who was doused with alcohol and set on fire in 2009, say they are relieved this very painful part of their lives is over.

CBS4–2012/06/20

James MozieDL (Source: Broward Sheriff's Office)

Oakland Park “Boom Boom Room” Organizer Sentenced To Life In Prison

An Oakland Park man convicted of running an underage brothel learned Monday how long he will pay for his crimes.

CBS4–2012/05/07

Frank Parker was sentenced to 10 years in prison for running over a man on a Fort Lauderdale street in Dec. 2009. (CBS4)

Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Running Over Man With His Car

A Fort Lauderdale man caught on camera running over a man with his car learned his fate in a Broward courtroom Friday.

CBS4–2012/03/09

(Photo Credit: CBS4) Andy Rodriguez in court during opening statements of his murder trial. He's accused of stabbing Coral Gables High School classmate Juan Carlos Rivera to death on campus in 2009.

Former Gables Student Sentenced For Stabbing Classmate

Andy Rodriguez, a former Coral Gables Senior High School student, was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years in prison and 10 years of probation for the murder of classmate Juan Carlos Rivera.

CBS4–2011/11/29

Andy Rodriguez is accused of killing classmate Juan Carlos Rivera in September, 2009.

Former Gables Student To Be Sentenced For Stabbing Classmate

Andy Rodriguez, the former Coral Gables High School student, will learn his fate Tuesday morning as a judge is set to sentence him after he was convicted of second-degree murder.

CBS4–2011/11/28

Dr. Conrad Murray sits in court at his arraignment January 25, 2011 at Superior Court in Los Angeles, California. Murray is charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of pop star Michael Jackson who died in 2009 from an overdose of the surgical anesthetic Propofol. (Photo credit: IFRAN KAHN/AFP/Getty Images)

S. Fla. Legal Expert Weighs In On Conrad Murray Conviction

It took less than nine hours for a jury to convict Dr. Conrad Murray of involuntary manslaughter in the death of singer Michael Jackson.

CBS4–2011/11/07

Defendant Casey Anthony appears in court at the Pinellas County Criminal Justice Center Tuesday, May 10, 2011 on the second day of jury selection in her trial in Clearwater, Fla. Anthony, of Orlando, is charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter. (AP Photo/Joe Burbank, Pool)

South Florida Legal Experts Weigh In On Casey Anthony’s Future

Casey Anthony was cleared of all charges related to the death of her daughter, but she was convicted on four counts of lying to police. The maximum sentence is four years.

CBS4–2011/07/06

Rothstein’s Right Hand Woman Begins Serving 10 Year Sentence

Debra Villegas, the right hand woman of convicted Ponzi schemer Scott Rothstein, has turned herself in to begin serving a 10 years sentence for her role in the $1.2 billion scam.

CBS4–2011/06/24

Jury selection begins Monday in Tampa for the re-trial of reggae singer Buju Banton on federal drug charges. (Source: AP)

Reggae Star Banton Asks For Shorter Jail Sentence

Jamaican reggae singer Buju Banton is asking for a reduced prison sentence. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison at his sentencing hearing June 23 in Tampa federal court.

CBS4–2011/06/10

A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday that investors cannot hold the SEC responsible for failing to expose Bernard Madoff's epic Ponzi scheme. (Source: AP)

Sentencing Held For 2 Fla. Execs Involved In $3B Fraud

Two executives at what was the nation’s largest private mortgage lender will be sentenced for their roles in a $3 billion fraud that contributed to the sixth-largest bank collapse in U.S. history.

CBS4–2011/06/10

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