Blog Posts in May, 2012
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Posted on May 31, 2012 By Eric Matheny
If you receive a withhold of adjudication to a qualifying offense and are placed on probation, you may be able to seal your record. First and foremost, in order to seal a record, you must have ...
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Posted on May 30, 2012 By Eric Matheny
This past week, at least three businesses were allegedly burglarized on 441 in Broward County. Surveillance video from a Subway restaurant reportedly showed a man appear out of nowhere and toss a rock ...
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Posted on May 29, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A felony traffic stop in Fort Lauderdale ended in a police chase and crash in Pompano Beach early Tuesday, officials said. The incident began when an officer patrolling in the area of Broward ...
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Posted on May 28, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The state does not need to prove that there was a motive in a homicide prosecution for murder. A motive is a reason to do something. It is the driving force behind an action. You eat because you are ...
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Posted on May 27, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A South Florida couple is accused of working together to steal luggage from baggage carousels. The couple are charged in at least five similar thefts at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport ...
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Posted on May 26, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Palm Beach Circuit Court judge ordered a 48 year-old man to serve 22½ years in prison for a road rage crash that killed a 30-year-old woman. Last week during sentencing, the accused ...
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Posted on May 25, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The Palm Beach Post reports that two West Palm Beach women, who apparently resided together at the same address, were arrested for fighting at a local nightclub. Each woman, one 24 years-old, the ...
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Posted on May 24, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A South Florida man will was sentenced to 25 years in prison today in Broward court after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter. The family of the alleged victim was in court today to tell the judge ...
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Posted on May 23, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Monroe County man is facing serious charges after police allegedly discovered a marijuana grow house. Monroe County Sheriff's deputies were dispatched to the accused's home to check out a ...
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Posted on May 22, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Employers do not like their employees to have criminal records. It's why they ask you about your criminal history on job applications. It's why they deny employment to candidates who have ...
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Posted on May 21, 2012 By Eric Matheny
What is believed to have been an incident of domestic violence turned deadly in Coral Springs Sunday evening. When Coral Springs police arrived at a home in the 5300 block of 126th Avenue just before ...
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Posted on May 20, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Every Memorial Day Weekend, South Beach becomes a vacation destination for nearly 200,000 people. And with such large crowds, police will be stepping up enforcement. For one, the Beach will have DUI ...
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Posted on May 19, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Hialeah man who made headlines weeks ago for allegedly following young girls around a K-Mart while videotaping them on his phone has been re-arrested. This time, the accused is charged with ...
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Posted on May 18, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Police have arrested a Spanish television personality after, police said, he was caught on camera stealing from a neighbor. This Spanish TV personality hosts a number of programs on Spanish ...
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Posted on May 17, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A Miami mother and son are facing charges related to a string of car burglaries at a South Florida cemetery and day care centers, police said Thursday. The 44 year-old mother, her 22 year-old son,and ...
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Posted on May 16, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Recently released reports state that George Zimmerman - the Central Florida man accused of killing an unarmed teenager in an alleged act of self-defense - had serious injuries the night of the ...
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Posted on May 15, 2012 By Eric Matheny
An Opa-locka man is facing multiple felony charges after he allegedly rammed his car into a police car. Officers responded to a call, possibly related to a domestic violence incident. Apparently, as ...
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Posted on May 14, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The term "credit for time served," or "CTS," can apply to different aspects of sentencing. As a sentence itself, credit for time served means that the court will give the accused ...
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Posted on May 13, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Two City of Miami trash collectors are facing a public corruption prosecution due to allegations that they tried to charge a city resident money in exchange for removing trash. This service is a free ...
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Posted on May 12, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Pretrial Diversion (PTD) in Miami-Dade and the Misdemeanor Diversion Program (MDP) in Broward County are diverted prosecution programs for misdemeanor offenses. If you have no priors and otherwise ...
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Posted on May 11, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Just moments ago, Palm Beach Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Colbath sentenced Wellington Polo Club founder John Goodman to 16 years in state prison due to his convictions for DUI manslaughter and leaving ...
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Posted on May 10, 2012 By Eric Matheny
When you are charged with a crime and you decide to hire a criminal defense attorney, it is important that you and your attorney are on the same page. That is, you both have the same reasonable goals ...
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Posted on May 9, 2012 By Eric Matheny
This morning a Broward jury returned verdicts of guilty on all ten counts for a man accused of murdering a Nova Southeastern University professor in his home back in 2010. The jury deliberated for six ...
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Posted on May 8, 2012 By Eric Matheny
In the wake of the Trayvon Martin shooting, an independent task force has been assembled to evaluate the state's seven year-old " Stand Your Ground " law. State Senator Chris Smith, the ...
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Posted on May 7, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A recent article in the Huffington Post described a woman, employed by a major bank for over 5 years, who was fired because of a charge on her criminal record from 1972. This was forty years ago and ...
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