Drug trafficking charges carry serious consequences in Florida. If convicted, a person can face a lengthy prison sentence. For that reason, anyone facing such charges needs an aggressive defense. A 36-year-old man and a 23-year-old woman were recently arrested in...
Under Florida law, violent acts between family members or people in a relationship can be charged as domestic violence. In a recent incident in South Florida, a 26-year-old woman was accused of stabbing her boyfriend multiple times with a knife. The boyfriend...
Drug trafficking charges are among the most serious criminal charges a person can face in Florida. If convicted, the accused can be looking at years in prison. In addition, police are entitled under forfeiture laws to sieze any property connected with the alleged...
For too many kids, a juvenile arrest is the first step toward becoming a repeat offender and eventually encountering the adult criminal justice system. Now Broward County law enforcement agencies are taking concrete steps to reverse that trend. The County has...
In Florida, a theft charge conviction can result in a prison sentence, fines and restitution. In addition, the collateral consequences can include loss of employment, a criminal record and serious damage to one's reputation. These far reaching consequences were a...
A conviction on theft charges can have far reaching consequences. In addition to a possible prison sentence and restitution, the person convicted stands to lose their employment and any professional licenses. These are the serious consequences that could be in store...
Earlier this month an argument between a man and his girlfriend in Florida turned violent and resulted in the death of the man. The 33-year-old girlfriend is now facing a first-degree murder charge. According to authorities' allegations, sheriff's deputies responded...
To be told you are HIV-positive must be one of the toughest things in life to hear. To be accused of knowingly spreading the HIV virus to others must also be tough to hear, especially if you believe you didn't do it. One Florida man may be feeling this way right now....
March of this year marked the fiftieth anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision in Gideon v. Wainwright, the case that ruled a defendant who could not afford a lawyer was constitutionally entitled to have one provided by the state. But fifty years on,...
Often a routine traffic stop will lead to more serious charges against a suspect. This was the case recently in a traffic stop in Florida. A Broward County man was pulled over for having dark tinted windows on his car, and ended up facing serious drug charges. The...
