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Florida criminal courts may be in for some major adjustments after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. In contrast with Florida law, the high court held that mandatory life sentences for juveniles convicted of homicide are unconstitutional. Florida is one of 28 states...
Criminal investigators will use a variety of strategies to file charges against Florida residents. For example, task forces aimed at specific crimes and the use of criminal informants are two ways that police in Florida will pursue criminal allegations. In some cases,...
Our readers in Broward County may have seen headlines about the owners of a pain management clinic in Pompano Beach who were recently arrested and charged with a number of crimes. The husband and wife live in Coral Springs, and they are now facing allegations of...
Right or wrong, juvenile charges in Florida can carry serious long-term consequences and penalties. When a minor is charged with a crime, there is a hearing held within 24 hours of the arrest to determine whether he or she will be tried as a juvenile or adult. In...
If police obtain an arrest warrant for a person suspected of a crime, authorities may detain the suspect lawfully once the person is located. While in many cases such arrests happen peacefully, a recent arrest in Florida has apparently led to additional allegations --...
Federal drug charges were recently filed against 12 people who authorities claim were involved in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine throughout Florida and other states. The defendants are up against numerous narcotic and gun charges, and though it may seem hard to...
Broward residents may have been following the trial of a 45-year-old Plantation man who was accused of murdering his landlord and setting the man's house on fire with his wife and child inside. The case has made headlines because of the severity of the allegations and...
We've discussed previously how police officers sometimes use questionable tactics that result in criminal charges being reduced or dismissed. Authorities in Broward County and throughout the country have obligations to conduct any arrest or investigation in accordance...
There are many avenues of redemption for minors who accidently get caught up with the wrong crowd. When children get arrested -- for any charge -- there are rehabilitative options like alternative sentencing or juvenile probation that won't put their future at stake....
Not everyone who is accused of a violent crime is guilty of the charges. Sometimes, and especially with claims of domestic violence, emotions between individuals run high, and police officers end up filing charges that may not really fit a particular situation. In...
