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Domestic violence is defined by the Florida Statute 741.28, as “any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical...
Most individuals have heard about the following principle - a person is able to protect themselves under certain circumstances, even if that action could be considered as a crime in any other circumstance. In the US legal system, if a person is accused of a violent...
It is fair to say that almost all people enjoy having money, using it, keeping it, and making it multiply. Some individuals, however, will go as far as committing crimes for financial gains, to obtain or avoid losing money, property, or services, or to secure a...
Zachary Wester, a former police deputy faced 67 charges, which included racketeering, official misconduct, perjury, fabricating evidence, possession of drug paraphernalia, among other charges, in relation to twelve different victims. Wester was accused of pulling...
It is widely believed that children or minors don´t have the same mental process and judgment that an adult may have. This being said, minors might do things to get them arrested, and not having a clean record may cause some problems in their future. Having an arrest...
Have you ever heard about a crime and thought, "they must have been crazy to do such a thing" - sometimes, they do in fact have a mental situation that can be explained with a medical diagnosis. When crimes such as these are committed, the defense attorney on the case...
As a criminal defense law firm, we're often asked, "how does bail work?" You've probably heard the word "bail" before but may not be completely clear on what it means. According to Nolo.com, "Bail is cash, a bond, or property that an arrested person gives to a court...
You may have heard someone refer to their alibi in a tv show or movie as a means to explain why they couldn’t have committed a crime they may be accused of. So what is an alibi? It’s provable evidence that you were somewhere else when a crime took place. For example,...
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....
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...
