Some Florida residents might be confused about the difference between larceny and theft. The definitions are easy to combine, since larceny is a type of theft. However, some types of theft are not larcenies. Larceny is a criminal offense that involves a person taking...
Criminal Defense
Police in Florida and Texas solve 1991 murder
Police in Florida have reported that they have solved the 1991 murder case that became known as the “Valentine Jane Doe Homicide.” The Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and police in Texas used DNA samples to identify both the...
How Miranda rights can be waived
Police officers in Florida and around the country are required to advise the suspects they take into custody that they have the right to remain silent and ask for a lawyer. This is known as a Miranda warning because the requirement to issue it was laid down by the...
New trial sought by woman convicted in murder-for-hire case
A Florida woman whose case has appeared on both the TV show "COPS" and a season premiere of the Oxygen channel show "Murder For Hire" is fighting through her attorney to get a new trial. She was accused of trying to hire someone to murder her husband and is serving a...
Florida man charged with stabbing and sexual assault
According to a report from the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, a man stabbed both himself and his roommate in an effort to release Satan. Law Enforcement arrived on April 29 in Sanford to find a 25-year-old man and his roommate outside of an apartment building. The...
2 men charged with murder after meeting couple to buy shoes
Two Florida men were charged with murder after a fatal shooting that killed an 18-year-old Florida high school girl and injured her boyfriend. The incident took place in Miami and reportedly involved a meeting for a shoe sale that had been arranged earlier on social...
False confessions threaten justice system integrity
Many people in Florida believe that they would never confess to a crime they did not commit. However, the facts show that many people do, in fact, confess to crimes that they were not responsible for. In many cases, these false confessions have led to wrongful...
More arrests made for marijuana than for other drugs
While marijuana has been legalized for medical purposes in a majority of states and recreational purposes in 11 states, it can still result in criminal charges in Florida as well as in every other state. Even though marijuana has gained much more acceptance in the...
Florida teen accused of taking shotgun from police car
A Florida teenager was taken into custody on March 7 in Polk County for allegedly breaking into a police vehicle and stealing items including a pump-action shotgun. The 17-year-old Winter Haven resident faces a long list of charges including felony counts of armed...
Woman charged with murder after man found inside suitcase
A Florida woman has been charged with murder in the second degree for allegedly zipping her boyfriend inside a suitcase and then leaving him to die. The 42-year-old Winter Park resident was taken into custody on the afternoon of Feb. 24 and has been denied bond. She...

