Posts from — June 2012

With the holiday weekend coming up, DUI patrols and sobriety checkpoints will be put in place throughout Miami-Dade County for the Fourth of July. Motorists beware – sobriety roadblocks are common place during the summer holidays and this year is no different. DUI checkpoints are set up to screen drivers for impairment, and locations of [...]

After the 2008 real estate crash Mortgage Fraud became a rampant crime in the United States. Developers were stuck with property that they could not sell. The real estate boom became a big bust. People started taking shortcuts to financially survive. The basic mortgage fraud case is where a group of realtors, developers, and bankers, [...]

If you have been arrested for DUI, it’s serious and you need to hire a lawyer. DUIs are very difficult to prove in a court of law. Being impaired while driving, and proving it in a court of law are two different things. Officers are specially trained to make DUI arrests. Proving them can be [...]

As our city celebrates the Miami Heat’s championship victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder, the police will be out in force trying to temper all of the celebratory conduct occurring throughout our town. As the night grows long, the number of arrests will go up. The crime police will be making arrests for is disorderly [...]

I get asked all the time whether the police have the right to search your car if you are stopped for a traffic offense. The answer depends on the facts and circumstances of the stop and what the police encounter when they approach your car. Generally, in order for the police to search your car [...]

If you are charged with a drug crime what are your options? It depends on what you are charged with, and your prior criminal history. The severity of the punishment you face is directly related to those two factors. If you have no criminal history and you are caught with a very small amount of [...]

Drug possession laws vary from state to state. So what do you do if you find yourself facing drug possession charges of a controlled substance in the state of Florida? The first thing you should do is contact a Miami criminal defense attorney to help you determine your rights.

What do you do when faced with a drug possession charge?  Protect yourself by retaining an experienced criminal defense attorney. Drug possession laws vary according to type, amount, and area of offense. The amount that you are caught with plays a big role in what your punishment will be. Small quantities could be deemed “simple [...]

Synthetic marijuana, also known as fake pot, is a psychoactive herbal product that mimics the effects of cannabis. It is widely sold in gas stations and convenience stores marketed under the names “Mr. Nice Guy,” “Spice,” and “K2.”

Aggravated assault is an attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or to cause serious bodily injury purposely, knowingly, or recklessly, with an extreme indifference to the value of human life. Criminal laws punish aggravated assault more severely due to the nature and seriousness of the crime. When a crime is raised from a [...]