Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Florida Public Defender Kim Segal confronts the holiday rush...to get low-level offenders home for Christmas
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Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Broward County, Florida Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal poses a question: How is bond court like "The Good Wife"?
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Florida Public Defender Kim Segal says in order to make America great again, honor the Constitution in matters of criminal justice
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Fla., Public Defender Kim Segal focuses on how marijuana possession cases play out in different jurisdictions
Life as a Public Defender
To bond out of jail, or not to bond out of jail? That is the question in this week's Crimesider blog by Broward County, Florida, Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal
Florida man "brutally" murdered, found in field
Charles Roberson, 45, was discovered Thursday morning in Pompano Beach
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Florida, Public Defender Kim Segal engages in a little excessive celebration
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Broward County, Fla., Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal addresses the case of "battery by barbecue sauce" and its impact on one U.S. Army soldier in waiting
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Fla. Public Defender Kim Segal files about the case of the stolen fishing pole, and what the penalty should be
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Broward County, Fla., Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal grapples with name-calling -- specifically, being called a "public pretender"
CBS Miami news crew helps rescue plane crash victims
The pilot spotted the downed plane in Broward County, and the helicopter news team landed and checked on the victims before rescuers arrived
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Florida Public Defender Kim Segal describes maneuvering to help a woman whose many burdens include trying to raise a severely autistic child
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Fla. Public Defender Kim Segal addresses the trials -- and occasional "non-trials" -- of her job
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Broward County, Florida Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal describes one case where both sides were on the same side
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Florida Public Defender Kim Segal grapples with how the judicial system deals with people who are mentally ill
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Florida Public Defender Kim Segal gears up for three trials at once
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Broward County, Fla. assistant public defender Kim Segal wrestles with letting her passion get in the way of the job
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Fla. Public Defender Kim Segal confronts a case of mistaken identity
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Assistant Broward County, Fla. Public Defender Kim Segal takes us inside her clients' clothes closet
Life as a Public Defender
In her weekly Crimesider blog, Broward County, Florida, Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal describes her first experience choosing a jury -- with an "assist" from Madeleine Albright
Life as a Public Defender
In her new weekly Crimesider blog, Broward County, Florida, Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal takes aim at how to really read a police report
Life as a Public Defender
Broward County, Florida Assistant Public Defender Kim Segal shares her experiences and insights in a weekly blog on Crimesider
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Trump says "killing in Iran is stopping," with "no plan for executions"
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ICE officer shoots man in leg in Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say
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Trump administration to suspend immigrant visas for nationals of 75 countries
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Part that broke in UPS cargo plane crash had failed 4 other times, NTSB says
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Trump signs bill allowing whole milk to return to school lunches
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ICE officer shoots man in leg in Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say
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Chicago mayor explains how he's tackling the city's life expectancy gap
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Bilt offers credit cards with 10% APR after Trump proposes interest cap
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Apple, Google face pressure to remove X and Grok from their app stores
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Verizon says outage resolved after customers lost service for hours
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ICE officer shoots man in leg in Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say
A shooting occurred Wednesday night in north Minneapolis after ICE officers were attacked by men with shovels during an arrest operation, three U.S. officials told CBS News.
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Trump admin. cuts grants for mental health, addiction treatment programs
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ACA enrollment sinks sharply as coverage costs soar in 2026
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What to know about Havana Syndrome and a device that might be linked to it
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Trump says "killing in Iran is stopping," with "no plan for executions"
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Actor Timothy Busfield held without bond in New Mexico child sex abuse case
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Details on Verizon cell phone outage
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Apple, Google face pressure to remove X and Grok from their app stores
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ChatGPT served as "suicide coach" in man's death, lawsuit alleges
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ICE officer shoots man in leg in Minneapolis after shovel attack, officials say
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ISS astronauts prepare for early return
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