Florida residents may remember the event that occurred in July 2012 when a man opened fire in a Colorado movie theater and killed 12 people. His defense team is attempting to use the insanity defense at his trial. If he is found not guilty by reason of insanity, he...
Criminal Defense
Teenage son of Canadian diplomat may face charges
A 15-year-old boy in Florida whose mother is a Canadian diplomat may face criminal charges following his alleged involvement in a drug deal that went wrong and left two people dead including the boy's 17-year-old brother. The other dead individual was a 17-year-old...
The presumption of innocence in Florida criminal cases
Every person who is charged with a crime enjoys certain Constitutional rights. One of those rights is the right to be presumed innocent until they are proven guilty in a court of law, using the standard of "beyond a reasonable doubt". This right means that the burden...
Theft and burglary charges for rapper Vanilla Ice
Florida police say they detained 47-year-old rapper Vanilla Ice on burglary charges after he took several items from a home near a residence he is renovating. Vanilla Ice, whose legal name is Robert Van Winkle, says that the situation is a misunderstanding that will...
Man accused of committing 2 robberies
A man in Florida was accused of robbing a Publix liquor store on Feb. 2 and then robbing a 7-Eleven convenience store on Feb. 3. When the 30-year-old man was detained after the second robbery, police determined that he was the same man who was involved in the first...
Florida citizens limits to privacy
Although all citizens are entitled to privacy, there are times when police may engage in searches or seizures of property. The Fourth Amendment of the Constitution says that police may engage in such activity if there is reason to believe that a crime has occurred....
Authorities locate, charge man with murder in Florida case
According to news sources, a third person has now been taken into custody in connection with the stabbing death of a Ft. Lauderdale resident in August 2014. Sources report that BSO's Fugitive Squad successfully tracked the at-large 24-year-old man to an undisclosed...
Ferguson grand jury illustrative for Florida as well
Florida residents may have experienced some of the controversy that came with a high-profile murder in August. The grand jury's decision in November not to indict a police officer in Ferguson, Mo., over the killing of an unarmed teenager has demonstrated several...