These days, people have become accustomed posting almost every element of their lives on social media. There are vacation photos, music choices and even snapshots of daily meals. But this atmosphere of over-sharing has in some cases led to the casual and sometimes bold admittance of involvement in criminal activity.…
In a move that could have sweeping effects on a broad range of criminal defendants, lawmakers in Florida are weighing a move to broaden protections for unborn children. What’s more, unlike many other similar measures, pro-choice advocates seem unlikely to fight the action, which means its chances of approval are…
Years ago, a bad break-up might linger in your mind for a few weeks or months, giving way to the occasional pang of rejection or regret only every so often. Even if forgetting wasn’t fully possible, it was easier back then to let go. Our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyers…
An argument over a pot-gobbling pooch ended with a South Florida model in handcuffs after telling deputies her boyfriend had repeatedly walked into the knife in her hand. The 26-year-old was arrested for domestic battery in Dania Beach after responding deputies took note of a couple small knife cuts to…
The Florida DUI arrest of a former corporate bigwig from New York may well have made headlines regardless of the words that came out of his mouth. However, those headlines undoubtedly appeared more prominently as a result of his perceived audacity. Like far too many people, this individual made the…
Two young teenagers are facing felony stalking charges in Florida following the suicide of a classmate who was reportedly bullied by the two girls via social media for more than a year. Having recently wrote about a number of stalking cases in our Fort Lauderdale criminal defense lawyer blog, we…
A Florida appellate court has ruled that a woman who received two decades behind bars for firing a warning shot at her reportedly abusive husband – a shot that injured no one – is entitled to a new trial. Our domestic violence defense attorneys in Fort Lauderdale are familiar with…
The issue of the accuracy of breathalyzers in Florida is once again being raised with the recent arrest of a woman whose blood-alcohol level might suggest that she should have been in a coma. Our Fort Lauderdale DUI defense lawyers know that this is just the latest in a long…
Law enforcement has been targeting illicit drug use and sales for a long time now. But actually profiting? An explosive, six-month investigation by the Sun-Sentinel revealed that police agencies are literally making millions of dollars by aggressively pursuing drug arrests in Fort Lauderadale and throughout South Florida. In 2011 and…
A 25-year-old man from Coconut Creek has been arrested for stalking pro-golfer Morgan Pressel – the third time since 2009 that he’s been arrested for the same offense. He’s been arrested on at least four other occasions since 2007 for trespassing and contempt of court. Authorities say the defendant began…