Category: Criminal Defense

Florida Domestic Violence laws have been very strict over the years. According to Florida Statutes 741.28(2), domestic violence includes: assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any other criminal offense resulting in harm or death to one family member by another family member. Florida Domestic Violence Laws […]

Florida’s deadly force law, also called “stand your ground”, was passed in 2005. It allows individuals to meet “force with force” if they believe they or someone else is in danger of being seriously harmed by an assailant. This is part of Florida statutes regarding justifiable use of force and states that use of deadly […]

Broward Sheriff’s Office recently announced that a high school teacher was arrested after having used technology to solicit sex from multiple students. This offense falls under unlawful sexual conduct using computer services or devices A Case study from Broward County According to BSO, Stevie Glasspool, 31, abused her position as a teacher when she used Facebook to solicit sex from […]

In the context of the recent steroids scandal involving major Major League Baseball players such as Alex Rodriguez, National League MVP Ryan Braun and Francisco Cervelli in connection to the Biogenesis clinic in Miami, our criminal defense team in Fort Lauderdale brings a few key points related to the regulations regarding steroids. Federal and Florida state laws prohibit the possession, sale or use […]

For the first time ever, a federal judge will monitor the Miami Police Department to help prevent excessive force use. The decision is due to the fact that the U.S. Justice Department found that several police-involved shootings were unjustified during a four-year period. Our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense team is at your service if you […]

The new developments in O.J. Simpson’s legal saga show how important it is for criminal defendants to the benefit of high quality and experienced legal advice, as offered by our criminal defense attorney in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. According to CNN, O.J. is going back to the Las Vegas courtroom, trying to get his robbery,  assault, and kidnapping convictions thrown out, under […]

The Internal Revenue Service announced that it had launched an intensive initiative to deal with offshore tax evasion, especially focusing on bank accounts in the Caribbean. Given the proximity and the relations between South Florida and the Caribbean, our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense team estimates that many individuals in South Florida might be interested in this new initiative. According to USA Today, federal […]