It’s tax season and the filing deadline is creeping closer. Tax fraud occurs when someone willfully and intentionally falsifies information on a tax return to limit the amount of taxes they are expected to pay. Consider it like cheating on an exam – except it’s your...
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4 Common Defenses Criminal Defense Attorneys Use in Florida
When someone is charged for a crime, there are two things that must be proven in order for the charges to stick. These two factors are proof that a crime was committed and that you are the one who committed the crime. When being represented by a skilled criminal...
4 Charges You May Face After a Bar Fight
You’re at a bar and the big game is on. If you’re a passionate fan and doing some drinking, the chances of you or someone around you getting a little too rowdy grows with each inning, quarter, or period. Bar fights tend to happen unexpectedly as tensions rise between...
How to File an Appeal in Florida
The legal system is made to bring justice to those who are wrong, but on often times a decision is made that can be harmful to those who aren’t guilty of certain actions that they are being charged with. In such instances, cases and their outcomes may be appealed....
What is Cyberstalking in Florida?
With much of our lives taking place virtually and via smart devices, it’s no shock that cyberstalking is on the rise. Even though there may not be any direct contact involved in this type of stalking, it is still considered a crime and can be prosecuted in a very...
What Does Probable Cause Mean in Florida?
To understand what it means to have probable cause in the state of Florida, we must first discuss the definition of probable cause and when you’re likely to encounter it. Probable cause is the standard by which police authorities have reason to obtain a warrant for...
What Happens When You Resist Arrest in Florida
Resisting arrest by a law enforcement officer in the state of Florida can have penalties that may result in higher charges than whatever it is you were being arrested for to begin with. Resisting arrest can happen in one of two ways – with violence or passively....
Florida Man Brings Child on Crime Spree
Children are born innocent and remain that way until they are taught or experience otherwise. For an 8-year-old Florida child, it happened rather quickly when 36-year-old Ernest McKnight III, brought him along on a crime spree in order to ‘toughen the child up’....
Five Crimes That Peak During the Holidays
While the holidays should be the most merry time of year, it’s unfortunately also the time of year where crime is at its highest. During the last couple months of the year, as the holidays are peppered through the weeks, crime rates tend to skyrocket. The spike in...
10 New Florida Laws That Went Into Effect on October 1st
Several times a year lawmakers come together to discuss different bills that are up for approval and those that pass through their hoops are sent to the governor for signing. Recently, these meetings took place and many were passed creating new Florida laws that have...