Blog Posts in July, 2011
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Posted on Jul 31, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A Tampa, Florida, man has been arrested and charged with carrying a concealed weapon for allegedly trying to board a plane with a knife on his person. Carrying a concealed weapon is a first-degree ...
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Posted on Jul 30, 2011 By Eric Matheny
According to the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NADCL), a federal judge in Orlando has ruled that Florida’s strict-liability controlled substances act is unconstitutional on ...
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Posted on Jul 29, 2011 By Eric Matheny
You probably know that theft is determined by the dollar amount or fair market value of the property allegedly taken. You know that the difference between petit theft (a misdemeanor) and third-degree ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2011 By Eric Matheny
As summer continues, tourists flock to the beaches of Miami and Fort Lauderdale from all over the world. South Florida provides visitors with great weather, a good-time atmosphere, and beautiful ...
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Posted on Jul 27, 2011 By Eric Matheny
According to NBC Miami, a veteran City of Miami police officer was recently arrested and charged with one count of battery, and one count of battery by strangulation. Battery is a first-degree ...
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Posted on Jul 26, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Under normal circumstances, reckless driving is a misdemeanor in the State of Florida. For your first offense, the maximum penalty is a $500 fine and 90 days in jail. For your second offense, the ...
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Posted on Jul 25, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Miami New Times reports that former Miami Heat star, current Miami Heat executive Alonzo Mourning was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run accident. The other driver almost immediately filed a ...
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Posted on Jul 24, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Broward County Drug Court celebrated more than 10,000 graduates over 20 years at a special graduation ceremony last week. Drug Court helps nonviolent offenders who buy or possess small amounts of ...
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Posted on Jul 23, 2011 By Eric Matheny
In a recently released surveillance video, two women can be seen inside of a Broward County liquor store stuffing bottles of alcohol up their skirts before walking out. The storeowner says that the ...
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Posted on Jul 22, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A trial is a court proceeding that occurs in a criminal case where the State is required to prove the guilt of an accused to either a judge or to a jury. A trial before a judge is called a non-jury, ...
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Posted on Jul 21, 2011 By Eric Matheny
It is a very common situation. You are arrested for a felony or misdemeanor, and either do not get notice of your court date in the mail or you completely forget to go. This is even more common when ...
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Posted on Jul 20, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Fleeing and eluding is what you are charged with if you are accused of failing to stop when a police officer is trying to pull you over. Just like any criminal offense in Florida, the penalties, ...
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Posted on Jul 19, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Here are two scenarios: (1) A three-time convicted felon wants to make some quick money. With a fake prescription, he obtains 300 oxycodone pills from a pharmacy and plans to sell them. He learns that ...
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Posted on Jul 18, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Today's Miami Herald reports that a street has been blocked to traffic due to ongoing police activity in the area. Northwest Seventh Avenue between 19th and 21st Street has been closed as Miami ...
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Posted on Jul 17, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Unlike third degree grand theft, second degree grand theft is a charge that encompasses a value of $20,000 - $100,000. That means that if you are accused of stealing (temporarily or permanently ...
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Posted on Jul 16, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Last week in Palm Beach Circuit Court, a 28-year-old man was sentenced to 33 years in prison for a March 2008 wrong-way DUI manslaughter that killed three people. At the sentencing, the State Attorney ...
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Posted on Jul 15, 2011 By Eric Matheny
According to the Sun Sentinel, the owner of one of the state's largest hurricane shutter companies was arrested Thursday on allegations that his business has taken more than $9,000 in deposits ...
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Posted on Jul 14, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Recently, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) released new guidelines for law enforcement agencies to follow when attempting to collect eyewitness identifications in criminal cases. Many ...
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Posted on Jul 13, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Miami-Dade Police are investigating claims that a child day care center in Homestead may have committed manslaughter when an 18-year old child in its care died. Reports suggest that the child may have ...
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Posted on Jul 12, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Miami-Dade Police are trying to find a suspect who allegedly kidnapped and then robbed a man at a gas station. According to Miami-Dade Police, at around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, a customer was filling up ...
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Posted on Jul 11, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Many people confuse a traffic citation with a promise to appear (PTA) for a criminal traffic offense. A traffic citation is a non-criminal (civil) violation of state or local traffic laws. These ...
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Posted on Jul 10, 2011 By Eric Matheny
You may have heard about a supposed bomb scare that shut down the Palmetto Expressway in Miami-Dade County last Friday. Apparently, an unoccupied hearse was found parked beneath the NW 27th Avenue ...
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Posted on Jul 9, 2011 By Eric Matheny
With unemployment numbers creeping up into double digits, getting a job has never been more competititve. For every person looking for work, imagine that there are several other applicants going after ...
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Posted on Jul 8, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Police are searching for two men who are suspected of committing an armed robbery at an Aventura grocery store Thursday evening. At about 9 p.m. when employees were closing the Fresh Market, located ...
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Posted on Jul 7, 2011 By Eric Matheny
The Miami Herald is reporting that a boy, who is 2 to 3 years old, was found early Saturday morning when Miami police received an anonymous phone call that the child was in an apartment at 642 NW ...
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