Forensic Science in Doubt in Florida Federal and State Courts

The National Research Council (NRC) reviewed forensic practices in this country and concluded industry standards are in need of serious upgrading. The results of this study are published in: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward. The report found: a lack of mandatory and enforceable standards based on research and testimony; unacceptable backlogs in local and state laboratories; lack of ties to research universities; and lack of central governance to correct weaknesses in the field.

NRC recommended changes:

* Stronger leadership to strengthen forensic science through an independent National Institute of Forensic Science;

* Certification for forensic science professionals and accreditation for laboratories;

* Results which indicate the level of uncertainty in the measurements of DNA analysis;

* Court testimony grounded in science which acknowledge uncertainties; etc.

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Florida Cybercrime Unit Tampa

A new CyberCrime Unit was officially opened in the Bay area Wednesday. The Jacksonville unit opened last year. The Tampa unit will perform online investigations of potential child predators. Other offices are in Orlando and Fort Lauderdale. The unit will expand to 56 people throughout the state. The program hopes to provide support for local law enforcement agencies for investigating, arresting and prosecuting Internet predators and child pornographers.

Fort Myers, Tallahassee and Pensacola are also scheduled to open in the next several months.

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Tampa Attorney on Text and Email Messages at Work

Up until this week a Florida Attorney would tell you that your employer can probably read your emails and text messages on company provided devices. That may change based on a recent development in an appeals court's decision. In that case, the court found your boss shouldn't read your text or e-mail messages.

Text messages were obtained from a wireless carrier and reviewed by an employer without the employee's permission. The federal appeals court sharply limited the ability of employers to obtain e-mails and text messages sent by employees on company accounts.

A Tampa Internet lawyer observes that Access to e-mail could be barred if the employer contracts out its e-mail service rather than maintaining an internal server to handle it.

One report found that about 28% of Microsoft Outlook users have their e-mail handled by an outside vendor, according to research firm Radicati Group. The ruling also gave government workers Fourth 4th Amendment protection against searches of text and e-mail communications by their bosses.

The privacy case was a unanimous ruling and the first federal appellate decision to provide 4th Amendment protection to electronic messages. Arguably, police may now need to obtain a warrant before they could access someone's e-mail or text messages.

The court found that the wireless service provider violated the federal Stored Communications Act. That law prohibits providers from providing the contents of any communication that is maintained on the service without a search warrant.

Employees had an expectation of privacy that was protected by the Constitution. Feel free to contact Board Certified Trial Lawyer, W.F. ''Casey'' Ebsary Jr. Toll Free at 1-877-793-9290 to discuss how this may affect you.

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Most documents are created and stored electronically. This one-minute video Computers in Court - eDiscovery and Computer Forensics - Most documents are created and stored electronically. This one-minute video covers what to do when a computer lands in a courtroom. CentralLaw.com uses professionals that are certified and experienced in providing computer forensic service and electronic data discovery services to clients. We use state of the art technology and forensically sound procedures and tools. We maintain the appropriate chain of custody. All digital evidence is stored in an access controlled computer lab. We assist our clients with all phases of electronic discovery and computer forensics including: identification, acquisition, analysis, reporting and, if necessary, we provide an expert to testify on evidence from electronic storage mediums such as computer hard drives. Video courtesy of http://www.CentralLaw.com Toll Free 1-877-793-9290

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New One minute video from W F Casey Ebsary, Florida Cybercrime Defense Attorney in Florida. A lawyer with experience in computer crimes, theft of intellectual property, and many other offenses, suggests important things to consider when getting help in these areas. Toll Free 1-877-793-9290. http://www.centrallaw.com

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Internet Drug Indictments

Florida Federal prosecutors in the Middle District have charged physicians and others with running an web-based prescription drug operations and claim they are illegally dispensing millions of doses of medication.

The website operators are charged with hiring pharmacists and doctors to issue prescriptions based on Internet questionnaires, the charges say. According to the United States Attorney, Web sites and representatives are used to sell the drugs.

Prosecutors intend to prove that doctors and pharmacists are paid to review short questionnaires and then never see the patients they were prescribing medicines to. Beyond that, none of the information submitted was ever verified, authorities said.

W F Casey Ebsary and cocounsel Marcelino Huerta III have successfully defended such claims in Federal Court. Call Toll Free 1-877-793-9290 for more details and to get some help today.