Recent Posts in Broward Juvenile Attorney Category
Posted on Mar 3, 2013 By Eric Matheny
In the wake of a number of recent shootings involving juveniles, the City of Miami Police Department has announced that it will be enforcing the county ordinance that prohibits juveniles (17 and ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2013 By Eric Matheny
In a follow-up to December's story about a Homestead teenager who may be tried as an adult for a shooting on a school bus, the State Attorney's Office in Miami-Dade County has decided to ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012 By Eric Matheny
A 15-year old Homestead boy will be appearing in juvenile court this afternoon where the State Attorney's Office may announce a direct file. In other words, the State Attorney's Office may be ...
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Posted on Sep 17, 2012 By Eric Matheny
The State Attorney up in Jacksonville has filed murder charges against a 13-year-old boy for allegedly killing his infant brother. The boy will be tried as an adult. While the facts of the crime are ...
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Posted on Jun 25, 2012 By Eric Matheny
In a 5-4 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that individuals who were under 18 when they committed their offenses can still be sentenced to life in prison, but those sentences cannot be mandatory. ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Eric Matheny
Coral Springs police have taken a Coconut Creek boy into custody for allegedly setting two separate fires at a Kohl’s department store. According to Coral Springs police, the 11-year-old boy was ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2011 By Eric Matheny
After being stopped for speeding, a 15-year old, who allegedly did not have a driver's license, was tapped on the shoulder by a Miami Springs police officer and asked to step out of his car. ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2011 By Eric Matheny
While several counties have diversion programs for juveniles who are charged with crimes, Broward's Teen Court program is probably one of the best and most successful diversion program. Teen Court ...
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Posted on Sep 11, 2011 By Eric Matheny
Recent reports from law enforcement agencies allege that juveniles are at the heart of a crime wave that includes burglaries and robberies. Some of the accused juveniles have been arrested dozens of ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By Eric Matheny
NBC Miami reports that police have arrested a teen they claim was involved in the murder of a young couple at a Miami Gardens gas station last week. The 16-year old juvenile is expected to be charged ...
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Posted on Apr 27, 2011 By Eric Matheny
A juvenile direct file is when a juvenile is charged as an adult and his or her case is sent from juvenile court to adult court. Here is the statutory criteria by which State Attorneys decide whether ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Eric Matheny
It is a 3rd degree felony to be in possession of a weapon on school grounds. Specifically, Florida Statute 790.115(2) provides that, "a person shall not possess any firearm, electric weapon or device, ...
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Posted on May 11, 2010 By Eric Matheny
While I was still in law school, I interned in the Juvenile Division of the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office. Later, when I became an Assistant State Attorney, I spent a considerable amount of time ...
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