Criminal Defense Blog
Posted on May 23, 2013
A Little Havana man is facing aggravated assault with a firearm charges after being accused of discharging a firearm outside of a restaurant belonging to the accused's ex-girfriend. NBC Miami ...
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Posted on May 22, 2013
TMZ is reporting that former NFL wide receiver Chad Johnson has been arrested in Broward County on a probation violation warrant. Chad Johnson has been on probation in Broward County for a misdemeanor ...
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Posted on May 21, 2013
You cannot seal your Florida record just because you were not convicted of the offense. There are certain drug crimes in Florida that cannot be sealed, even if a withhold of adjudication is imposed. ...
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Posted on May 20, 2013
A West Miami-Dade mother has been charged with aggravated manslaughter in the death of her one-year old son. The allegation is that the woman left her child alone in a parked car for an undetermined ...
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Posted on May 19, 2013
A 28-year veteran of the Miramar Police Department was convicted this past week of one count of lewd and lacivious behavior. Initially charged with two counts, the jury convicted the former police ...
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Posted on May 18, 2013
A 19-year old woman charged with DUI manslaughter, and being in possession of a fake ID will plead guilty to all counts and serve 3 years in Florida state prison according to the plea agreement. Back ...
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Posted on May 17, 2013
In Florida it is a second-degree misdemeanor for any person under the age of 21 to be in possession of alcohol. The statute does make an exception for people under 21 who are employed in the beverage ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013
In a recent case, Attorney Matheny defended a man visiting Miami Beach on business who had been accused of disorderly conduct and drunkenness at a club. Additionally the man was charged with refusal ...
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Posted on May 15, 2013
After compiling data on traffic accidents, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is recommending that states reduce the current blood-alcohol limit of.08 to.05. About 100 countries worldwide ...
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Posted on May 14, 2013
A prostitution sting in North Florida has resulted in the arrests of 92 people. Police spent about 4 days reviewing online ads that appeared suspicious. Police responded to these online ads and ...
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Posted on May 13, 2013
If you have had a permanent injunction (restraining order) imposed upon you, then you know the damaging effects this can have on your reputation. Not only is a permanent injunction a public record, ...
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Posted on May 12, 2013
In recent years, Florida law enforcement has made it a point to combat trafficking in prescription drugs. Specifically, Florida law enforcement has been going after "pill mills," or pain ...
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Posted on May 11, 2013
The Hollywood Police Department is going after minor crime along the stretch of Federal Highway that runs through the city. Disorderly intoxication, panhandling, and prostitution are just a few ...
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Posted on May 10, 2013
In a remarkable case of a Broward County man with a DUI case from 1987, it appears as though the judge has granted the man's motion to set aside his bench warrant and has set the case for trial. ...
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Posted on May 9, 2013
Following the discussion we had the other day regarding "internal" thefts, an employee of a Palm Beach County Abercrombie & Fitch store was arrested and charged with grand theft for ...
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Posted on May 8, 2013
Bench warrants and alias capias can be unsettling. You may not have realized that you had a court appearance. All of a sudden, you may be pulled over in another state or you go to apply for a job or a ...
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Posted on May 7, 2013
Public assistance fraud is a third-degree felony that, in recent years, is being charged more frequently. Public assistance fraud pertains to any fraud involved in applications for food stamps, child ...
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Posted on May 6, 2013
Pretrial Intervention (PTI) in Miami-Dade County is reserved for first-time offenders charged with typically non-violent felonies. Usually, these are third-degree felonies. However, some exceptions ...
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Posted on May 5, 2013
The most common situation in which people are arrested for possession of marijuana occurs during a traffic stop. More so, police will comment that they smell an odor of marijuana, or cannabis, which ...
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Posted on May 4, 2013
In an update from a 2011 post where I mentioned that more and more courts were permitting warrantless searches of cell phones, Florida's Supreme Court, in a 7-2 ruling, held that police must first ...
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Posted on May 3, 2013
In Florida, felony convictions may result in the loss of certain civil rights. Among those civil rights are the right to vote, the right to hold public office, the right to serve on a jury, and the ...
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Posted on May 2, 2013
An "internal" theft is a theft crime where an employee of an individual or a company steals money or property from that individual or company. An internal theft can be a petit theft or grand ...
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Posted on May 1, 2013
South Miami Police are warning citizens about a new trend they have seen when it comes to car burglaries. A car burglary, formally known as burglary of an unoccupied conveyance, is a third-degree ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2013
A church in Miami has allegedly become a victim of a burglary. Church management discovered that the air conditioning unit was missing, along with other items. A/C units contain copper wire that can ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2013
Several clients were recently able to avoid conviction, or at least get their charges reduced, with the help of The Law Offices of Eric M. Matheny, P.A. Most of the charges involved in these cases ...
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