miami criminal defense

October 9, 2012in Uncategorized

Trial of Miami Beach club operators linked to Russian mob gets under

Miami Beach’s “B-Girls” are back.
But not as the sirens who seduced men in swank hotels like the Delano, to lure them to seedy private clubs on Washington Avenue so they could be plied with liquor and swindled.
Some of the 10 Bar Girls convicted over the past year will appear in Miami federal court as government witnesses, to testify against a handful of defendants who authorities say are linked to Russian organized crime.
On trial starting Tuesday are four reputed associates, along with a Sunny Isles Beach investor who once dabbled in local politics. They’re accused of orchestrating a fraud scheme to run up the credit card bills of South Beach tourists by hundreds of thousands of dollars.

Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/10/09/3040953/federal-trial-of-miami-beach-club.html#storylink=cpy

March 22, 2012in Federal Law, Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

Sanford commission votes no confidence against police chief in Trayvon Martin case

The many missteps in the Trayvon Martin investigation that may cost this small town’s police chief his job started with semantics.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/21/2706876/sanford-commission-votes-no-confidence.html#storylink=cpy

March 21, 2012in Federal Law, Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

Supreme Court extends effective lawyer right to plea deals

The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday extended the constitutional right to effective legal assistance in cases of plea bargain deals that are rejected or lapsed due to bad lawyer advice. The days of reasonable plea offers from the State Attorney’s Office are no more. The Supreme Court has effectively taken away any incentive criminal defendant’s may have had to enter a plea, as they may simple claim at a later date that their counsel was inffective during conversations with them regarding potential offers. It is yet to be seen how high of a standard defendant’s claiming such ineffectiveness will be held to, but there will most certainly be more colloquys placed on the record by defense counsel and more cases set for trial. Regardless, an already swamped criminal justice system should prepare itself for even more backlog as more and more cases appear on the trial docket.
Read More Here: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/21/us-usa-court-pleabargains-idUSBRE82K12O20120321

March 21, 2012in Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

Lawyer: Trayvon Martin was on his cellphone moments before he was shot

The attorney for Trayvon Martin’s family said he was on the phone with a girl, who heard the beginning of his fatal confrontation with a neighborhood watch captain.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/20/2703918/lawyer-girl-on-phone-with-trayvon.html#storylink=cpy

March 20, 2012in Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

State senator calls for hearings into Stand Your Ground law

A state lawmaker is demanding the Legislature conduct hearings into the Stand-Your-Ground law following last month’s death of an unarmed Miami Gardens teen that has brought national media attention.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/20/2703579/state-senator-calls-for-hearings.html#storylink=cpy

March 19, 2012in Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

Judge upholds sentence in Deerfield Beach fiery attack

The lawyer for Denver Jarvis tried to withdraw his no-contest plea in the Michael Brewer burning case, saying her client did not expect to get an eight-year prison term plus house arrest and 21 years of probation.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/18/2701081/judge-upholds-sentence-in-deerfield.html#storylink=cpy

March 16, 2012in Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

Former Gulliver teacher in seduction probe charged with battery

A former Gulliver Preparatory High teacher was charged Thursday with allegedly fondling an underage student, but won’t face charges stemming from sexual trysts with two other girls.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/16/2696267/former-gulliver-teacher-in-seduction.html#storylink=cpy

March 13, 2012in Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

Miami police seize gun, make 49 arrests at Liberty Square public housing

Undercover cops made 31 narcotics arrests, 14 gambling arrests and 4 prostitution arrests Tuesday through Saturday, according to reports.
Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/13/2691136/miami-police-seize-gun-make-49.html#storylink=cpy

March 12, 2012in Florida Criminal Law, Florida Lawyer

Miami cop going 120 mph gets plea offer

Officer Fausto Lopez is charged with reckless driving, a misdemeanor that carries a maximum of 90 days in jail. If he pleads guilty or no contest to the charge, prosecutors will not seek jail time, Assistant State Attorney David Schulson said at a court hearing Monday.
The Miami cop clocked going 120 mph while off duty last fall could stay out of jail but end up with a criminal record under a plea offer by prosecutors.
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/fl-miami-cop-hearing-20120312,0,4800023.story

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