Florida Criminal Defense Blog


Modeled after a similar court in San Diego, misdemeanor and infraction offenses can now be handled in what’s being called a “homeless court” in Pinellas County. The court is so named because the minor offenses seen there are often committed by transients who can’t afford to pay fines ordered by the court. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Thursday, March 11th, 2010 at 3:03 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Tax time is known to bring about more identity theft cases than any other time of year. Perhaps it is all of the identifying information being circulated through the mail in combination with people waiting on tax refunds. There are numerous news stories in various local outlets talking about how to protect yourself from identity fraud, but there are also numerous stories of the people being caught in the act. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Friday, March 5th, 2010 at 1:49 pm and is filed under criminal law. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

The cornerback for the Dolphins was arrested last week for DUI after reportedly coming just feet from hitting a police car at a roadblock. According to the Sun Sentinel, the football player ignored detour signs near a roadblock and instead drove right up to the squad car blocking the road. [Read more...]

This entry was posted on Monday, March 1st, 2010 at 11:18 am and is filed under DUI. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.