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Broward Prosecutors Change Way Marijuana Cases To Be Prosecuted In Wake Of Hemp Legalization
“I think that’s good news for everybody in Broward County and in the state of Florida,” said Defense Attorney and former Broward County prosecutor Ken Padowitz. Padowitz believes the change will put the focus for law enforcement where it belongs — on serious crime. August 19, 2019 By Carey Codd CBS 4 BROWARD COUNTY (CBSMiami) — Broward County prosecutors are the next to announce a change in the way marijuana possession cases are prosecuted in the wake [...]
SUN-SENTINEL: TATE’S PROSECUTOR FOLLOWS HIS ROLE MODEL’S PRECEDENT (Article from March 2001)
Padowitz, 40, who grew up in west Broward and is an adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern's law school, has taken a lot of good-natured ribbing from his prosecutor colleagues. They welcomed him back from a trip to New York for a series of TV interviews with a giant poster on his door that labeled him "Minister of Justice." It was a reference to the numerous times that he said he had to follow American Bar Association guidelines that say prosecutors [...]
COURT OK’S VIDEO ANIMATION AS LEGAL TOOL IN MANSLAUGHTER CASE (Article from 1996)
But Broward Assistant State Attorney Kenneth Padowitz, who prosecuted Pierce, maintains that jurors are able to weigh video evidence just as easily as any other type. With the ruling, he said, computer-animated videos will become increasingly popular in criminal courtrooms. "It gives us the green light," he said. "This is the first time in the nation that we have an appellate court saying computer animations are acceptable in a criminal case." AMY DRISCOLL Herald Staff Writer Miami Herald DATE: March [...]
PARKLAND RESOURCE OFFICER SCOT PETERSON RELEASED FROM JAIL
Former Broward Prosecutor Ken Padowitz said the jury in this case will be told that a caregiver in this case is a person responsible for a child’s welfare. “I don’t see where the debate is here. I think it’s very clear what the law says,” Padowitz said. “The officer wasn’t at that school to be part of the gardening club planting roses. He was there to protect the faculty and students. He was a caregiver clear as day.” [...]
WIFE TESTIFIES AGAINST MAN IN CHILD SEX ABUSE CASE (Originally published 1990)
Assistant State Attorney Ken Padowitz sought her cooperation. When she balked, he had her arrested in June. Then she talked and was released. By LARRY KELLER, Staff Writer December 6th, 1990 Richard Martin went on trial on Wednesday for the second time on charges that he sexually molested an 8-year-old girl. The key witnesses who testified against him were his wife and the girl. Jane Martin resisted initial efforts by the State Attorney's Office to compel [...]
Confessed Parkland Shooter Nikolas Cruz To Inherit Over $430K, Prompts Public Defender To Withdraw From Case
CBS4 News asked longtime Broward Prosecutor and Criminal Defense Attorney Ken Padowitz for some perspective. FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – Confessed Parkland killer Nikolas Cruz is about to come into a sizable amount of money. That’s according to a court document filed Wednesday afternoon by Cruz’s lawyers at the Broward Public Defender’s Office. The document says Cruz is “entitled to half of a death benefit valued at $864,929.17.” It appears that the money is from his dead mother’s [...]
JURY TRIAL WIN!
Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer Ken Padowitz had a client and College Student charged with DUI. The case was tried in front of a Jury for 1 1/2 days in front of Judge Pole. The verdict: NOT GUILTY!
Legal Elite Award Winner
Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer Ken Padowitz receives Legal Elite Award Kenneth Padowitz, a Fort Lauderdale based Criminal Defense Attorney, has been the winner of Florida Trend's Legal Elite for 2018. A past recipient of the prestigious Legal Elite designation, Ken Padowitz is well known in the legal community as a former Broward County Homicide Prosecutor, Adjunct Law Professor and aggressive and creative Florida Criminal Defense Trial Lawyer. With well over 300 Jury Trials and 35 First Degree [...]
BIG CASES OFTEN CREATE COURT `STARS’ (Originally published 2001)
Padowitz was visiting his 92-year-old grandmother when her nurse said she recognized him from the television coverage of the Tate trial. ``At first I was flattered,'' Padowitz said. ``Then she said, `Yes, I recognize you from your bald spot.' That's where the camera was focused every day. Suddenly, I wasn't so flattered anymore.'' By DAVID GREEN The Miami Herald November 11, 2001 Attorney Ken Padowitz questions Medical Examiner on the witness stand in front of Jury After [...]