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Welcome to another resource offered by The Law Offices of Don Pumphrey, Jr. On this page you will find recent news headlines about local and national crimes and trials that may help you better understand the issues we deal with. We watch the legal market very closely in order to provide our clients with the most up-to-date information and the best criminal defense representation.

• Tallahassee Ceremony Honors Officers Lost On Duty In 2007 (The Tampa Tribune)

  Police officers in Florida died in the line of duty at the rate of more than one a month last year. This morning, the 16 officers who perished in 2007 were enshrined on a memorial at the state Capitol.
  [Mon, 05 May 2008 20:03:50 GMT]

• Woman convicted of manslaughter (Walton Sun News)

  DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — Baheejah T. Jackson waved goodbye to her family with heavy eyes and her bottom lip tucked in Wednesday after a jury found responsible for the death of a Panama City woman in a head-on collision on U.S. Highway 98 last year.
  [Thu, 08 May 2008 15:57:27 GMT]

• Florida Senate sends $66.2 billion budget to governor (Sun-Sentinel)

  The Florida Senate Friday morning signed off on an austere $66.2 billion budget that carves deeply into school funding and an array of health-care programs as a result of the biggest one-year drop in revenues in state history.
  [Fri, 02 May 2008 15:47:14 GMT]

• MADD Gives Kudos to Four Lakeland Officers, DUI Unit (The Lakeland Ledger)

  The Florida chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving MADD recently held their annual awards ceremony in Tallahassee to recognize and thank law enforcement officers from across the state for their efforts to arrest drunk drivers.
  [Wed, 30 Apr 2008 10:11:49 GMT]

• Florida House slashes school funding to balance budget (Sun-Sentinel)

  The Florida House approved a $66.2 billion budget Thursday that carves deeply into school funding and an array of health-care programs as a result of the biggest one-year drop in revenue in state history.
  [Fri, 02 May 2008 07:19:59 GMT]

• Man charged in fatal crash (WTSP - Tampa Bay's 10 News)

  James Morris was booked into the Hernando County jail Friday afternoon after the Florida Highway Patrol issues warrant for his arrest.
  [Sat, 03 May 2008 07:33:02 GMT]

• Revisiting old stunt could alienate WWE viewers (The Post and Courier)

  A number of wrestling fans were left scratching their collective heads when Raw abruptly went off the air last Monday night.
  [Sun, 04 May 2008 04:55:39 GMT]

• Local deaths spur legislative proposals (North Fort Myers Neighbor)

  Many of the proposed bills in Florida’s 60-day legislative session will be voted into law by May 2, while many others will have to be withdrawn and redrafted to potentially live another day in the 2009 session.
  [Tue, 29 Apr 2008 19:31:26 GMT]

• ‘Beougher Bill’ heads to Gov. Crist’s desk (Naples Daily News)

  Following months of phone calls and letters to various public officials, charter fishing Capt. John “Giddyup” Bunch has nearly realized his goal of making car owners who lend their vehicles to unlicensed drivers more accountable. Following the death of an Iraq war veteran who died in a hit-and-run crash in North Fort Myers, Bunch was determined to strengthen current state legislation, making it ...
  [Thu, 01 May 2008 00:51:18 GMT]

• Liquor For Sale in Madison? (WCTV Tallahassee)

  Madison is only 1of 5 dry counties in Florida and some local residents say they want Madison to get with the times.
  [Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:14:20 GMT]