Recent Posts in Criminal Defense Category
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer
If you were accused of being involved in a crime in any way, you could be charged with aiding and abetting. It is not necessary to actually be present when the crime took place, but it is necessary ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
Another doctor has pleaded guilty in connection with a massive illegal prescription drug network blamed for at least 50 deaths. Dr. Michael Aruta, 48, of Boca Raton, pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
Often times, individuals entrusted with enforcing our laws are accused of violating them. An Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent from Florida has pleaded not guilty to a child rape charge in ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
According to the Sun Sentinel, Five South Floridians were arrested and charged with staging an accident grand theft and insurance fraud , Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater announced today. ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
The Palm Beach state attorney's recent decision to dedicate a single prosecutor to animal cruelty cases is creating a debate as to the necessity of whether such is a waste of scarce resources. ...
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Posted on Sep 14, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
The short, easy answer is a resounding NO. However, such is common watercooler conversation in courts and law offices throughout the state. It has become a hot issue in the last few days since a Palm ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
A woman was arrested Thursday after she allegedly tried to run over a Hialeah police officer and crashed into six vehicles on Okeechobee Road, tying up morning traffic while police closed the road. ...
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Posted on Sep 2, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
A Broward County jury, after deliberating less than a day, has found Berenice Juarez guilty first-degree murder in the 2010 stabbing death of her mother's boyfriend in Delray Beach . Juarez, 18, ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Brett Schwartz
A Federal Judge in Orlando has recently ruled Florida’s drug statute unconstitutional because, according to the court, it violates the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Since that ruling, at ...
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Posted on May 7, 2010 By Brett Schwartz
Police have arrested man suspected of fatally punching another man in the head. The charges stem from an incident in which the suspect, Sosthene Louis, allegedly walked up to the victim and a friend ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2009 By Linda
At least 13 people have been charged after law enforcement in Loxahatchee raided five homes and found grow rooms and dozens of plants and clippings weighing more than 200 pounds. This investigation is ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2009 By Linda
The Miami Herald has reported that Monroe County School District Superintendent Randy Acevedo was arrested Thursday morning on a charge of official misconduct, which carries a maximum penalty of five ...
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Posted on Jul 28, 2009 By Linda
Miami-Dade Police Department have arrested 18 year old Tyler Weinman and charged him with 19 counts of animal cruelty and other related offenses in connection with a wave of cat killings and ...
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