In South Florida and all of its jurisdictions such as Fort Lauderdale, Miami, West Palm Beach, Pompano Beach, Hollywood, Aventura, or Boca Raton, an individual who intentionally participates in a crime or helps a criminal before or after the crime, may be held responsible for it. Take for instance someone…
On Saturday March 2nd, Nicole Mendez crashed into the back of a car in Fort Lauderdale causing the death of a 27 year old man. Nicole Mendez was brought up before a judge on Monday March 4th, where investigators showed that she failed the sobriety test. When they examined her…
In the counties of Broward, Palm Beach and Miami-Dade, there is a drug court treatment program which can provide an alternative from prison or jail for people with conditions related to substance abuse. There is an original program which is the Pre-Trial Intervention Program which was put in place as…
Cathy Jordan, who is the president of the Florida Cannabis Action Network, was surprised by cops in her home where they seized the marijuana plants she had. What the cops who raided her house didn’t know is that Cathy Jordan has Lou Gehrig’s disease, and she needs to use marijuana…
In South Florida and all of its jurisdictions such as Broward County, Miami-Dade county, Palm Beach county, Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, etc, it is actually possible to have your domestic violence charges dropped. There are a few requirements the defendant needs to fulfill in…
In South Florida and most of its counties such as Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Broward, first time offenders being charged with a Misdemeanor have an opportunity to enter what it’s called a Misdemeanor Diversion Program, or MDP. A misdemeanor diversion program allows those first time offenders to accept responsibility for…
In South Florida and all of its jurisdictions such as Miami, West Palm Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Miami-Dade county, Broward county and Palm Beach county, a criminal case starts with the State putting all the evidence they have together. Now, the defense counsel has the right, under Florida Rules of Criminal…
Florida is one of the 33 States that have death penalty. There is currently a population of 407 in death row, which includes 4 women. On Tuesday, December 11th 2012 Manuel Pardo was executed by lethal injection. He is an ex Sweetwater cop who was responsible for the death of…
Battery is defined in Florida Statute 784.03 as when a person actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against his or her will or when someone intentionally causes bodily harm to another person. This crime constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree. A felony battery is when a person…
Florida Statute 784.046 for Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction defines violence as “any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, or false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death, by…