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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 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 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 6, 2012 By Eric Matheny
As you know by now, Florida is a state notorious for its use of mandatory minimum sentences . A mandatory minimum sentence is a pre-determined sentence prescribed by the legislature that requires ...
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Posted on May 5, 2012 By Eric Matheny
With a large Hispanic population, South Florida's Cinco De Mayo celebrations are widespread. Several bars and restaurants will be hosting Cinco De Mayo celebrations. Needless to say, lots of ...
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Posted on Apr 30, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Monroe County authorities are offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of a Miami man accused of contracting without a license . Deputies said that the accused, who claims to own ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2012 By Eric Matheny
On Friday, a stretch of Coral Gables along Southwest 8th Street was temporarily shut down after a businesswoman and her coworker died violently in their office suite. The woman’s business ...
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Posted on Apr 28, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Police in Hollywood have arrested a woman after she allegedly left her 11-month-old baby home alone. An 11-month-old baby girl was allegedly found home alone inside a Hollywood home Friday. The baby ...
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Posted on Apr 26, 2012 By Eric Matheny
According to a story in USA Today , there is increasing evidence that America could eventually do away with the death penalty. Death sentences and executions have declined, and just this week, ...
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Posted on Apr 25, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The son of a man charged with murdering a Nova Southeastern professor took to the stand Wednesday to testify against his father. The 23 year-old is testifying against his father, who bears the same ...
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Posted on Apr 23, 2012 By Eric Matheny
An Arthur Hearing – a specialized bond hearing for defendants charged with non-bondable offenses – serves two purposes. On one hand, the main objective is to get a bond for your client so ...
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Posted on Apr 22, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Coral Springs Police are searching for a home-invasion robbery suspect who posed as a police officer. Investigators released a sketch of the man in his late 30's, accused in an armed home invasion ...
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Posted on Apr 21, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The only murder of an officer in the line of duty in the history of the Pompano Beach Police Department took place 22 years ago. The accused was tried, convicted and sentenced to death. Twice. Now the ...
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Posted on Apr 20, 2012 By Eric Matheny
George Zimmerman has a bond. In an unforeseen turn of events, a Seminole County Circuit Court Judge granted alleged Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman a bond. Zimmerman is being charged with ...
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Posted on Apr 19, 2012 By Eric Matheny
I have discussed getting a bond reduced previously. But I would like to explain the rationale behind an accused person's request to a judge to lower a bond that has been previously imposed by ...
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Posted on Apr 17, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Police officers searched a Hollywood neighborhood for two suspects Tuesday after a police chase on Interstate 95. A high-speed police chase on I-95 ended around Hollywood Boulevard. It is unclear why ...
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Posted on Apr 16, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A violent confrontation between a man, his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend turned into a criminal matter when a fourth person allegedly drove his van into the group as they fought. The incident ...
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Posted on Apr 15, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The human memory is not a video camera. It cannot record an image and later recall that image with one-hundred percent accuracy. The human memory is inherently flawed. Memories can change. In fact, ...
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