Fort Lauderdale Legal Blog
Arson is a serious crime where a person’s property is intentionally destroyed by fire. If you are accused of this crime, the prosecution must demonstrate several elements to find you guilty. Arson First, the arson must have been intentional. This means that you set...
Being accused of a crime in Florida will cause a person to wonder about their future. Depending on the severity of the charges, they can be incarcerated for an extended period, be ordered to pay hefty fines and possibly restitution to victims. It is imperative to...
Florida criminal charges have some serious potential sentences, especially for felonies, like sexual battery. A man in Broward County was recently charged with multiple felony counts. According to local police, the man stands charged with sexual battery with a deadly...
With the increase in credit card use over the past few decades, credit card fraud has also risen. Credit card fraud can be charged as a state or federal crime. It is usually charged as a federal crime if the crime took place across state lines. For example, if you...
Online sports wagering is being legalized rapidly across the nation. It seems that one state after another is allowing people to place bets via the internet. Florida, however, has yet to legalize it. While a decision on legal online sports betting in the Sunshine...
Regardless of the alleged crime, when a person is arrested in Florida, the first thing a loved one will think about is whether bail is a possibility. Bail is not guaranteed, but it is possible with most criminal charges. Knowing the law for the criteria for bail is...
If you take your criminal case to trial, then the prosecution is going to take testimony from multiple witnesses in hopes of obtaining a conviction. Even if you know that these witnesses have the facts wrong or are misconstruing the evidence, the jury isn’t going to...
In Florida, incidents and allegations of identity theft are rampant. Often, these stem from Internet-related activity, but identity theft can happen in many other ways. Older people can be particularly vulnerable targets because they tend to be less familiar with...
As is the case around the country, people in South Florida can get in trouble with local authorities and prosecutors. These officials investigate and prosecute violations of Florida law. Federal officials also investigate violations of the laws of the United States....
Parents and other caregivers in the Fort Lauderdale area may think it would be impossible for them to get accused of a serious crime involving child abuse or neglect. After all, the typical South Florida resident would never think of hurting or neglecting a child. But...