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...

A retired Florida judge was taken into custody on drunk driving charges on the night of June 27 after she was involved in an alleged hit-and-run traffic accident in Palm Beach County. According to the Riviera Beach Police Department, breath tests conducted several...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Even though Florida has not legalized marijuana, more people are using cannabis these days than ever. This leads to them getting behind the wheel after they have consumed it. Driving while impaired is illegal and can result in severe penalties for the motorist....

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...

A 17-year-old Florida boy was charged with attempted murder and weapons possession after he allegedly shot his girlfriend’s former boyfriend in the face with a sawed-off shotgun on the morning of May 12. The boy’s 18-year-old girlfriend has also been charged with...

Being charged with driving under the influence in Florida can present many problems. Jail time, fines and the loss of driving privileges are some of the problems after a conviction. The duration for these consequences can vary with the severity of the allegations....