The intoxication defense is not one that is often used in criminal cases because it is rather difficult to successfully assert. The crux of it, though, is that a defendant, due to intoxication, did not understand the nature of his or her actions or know what he or she was…
A senior at Florida International University who played on the football team’s tight end was reportedly the victim of a domestic violence attack that has ended his career. The Miami Herald reports the Panthers’ 2017 NFL Draft prospect suffered severe burns on his head, neck, back, arm and shoulder after…
It’s estimated that more than 2,000 people die every year in domestic violence incidents in the U.S. Of those who die, more than 70 percent are women and in more than half of all cases, it’s a firearm that is used to carry out the crime. Although the issue of…
A 20-year-old woman reportedly engaged to a 62-year-old man was shot dead, as was a 50-year-old male friend, allegedly by her fiance who police say was jealous. Authorities told the Sun Sentinel that George McCray, who has a long list of prior felony convictions, shot the pair after discovering the…
We hear so much these days not only about domestic violence in general, but also about instances of abuse allegedly carried out by sports stars – and football players in particular. According to a USA Today database of NFL player arrests – 821 in total – dozens are for domestic…
A Florida woman has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly stabbing her husband seven times in their West Palm Beach home. West Palm Beach police reported 39-year-old Christina Balazi was arrested after her husband of 10 years was transported to a local hospital with knife wounds, which were not…
Recently in Boynton Beach, a woman was arrested for aggravated child abuse. Her 15-year-old daughter was reportedly found bleeding with numerous marks on her head and arms after she’d allegedly been beaten with a belt. Although the relationship between the woman and the girl was redacted from the police report,…
A Boca Raton woman was arrested on charges of domestic violence – but only after she called police alleging she had been the victim. According to the Sun Sentinel, a 53-year-old woman called 911 following an argument with her husband. She alleged in the phone call that her husband struck…
“Extortion” sounds like one of those charges that might commonly be associated with 50s-era mob bosses. However, we are seeing an increasing number of extortion charges filed with the advent of technology. Our increasing reliance on technology makes companies vulnerable to threats of targeting their websites or databases if they…
George Zimmerman is the man most prominently known to America as the neighborhood watch leader who fatally shot unarmed black teen Trayvon Martin in Central Florida in 2012. Although he was acquitted of murder in the case, the 31-year-old hasn’t stayed out of trouble, mostly with regard to violent ends…