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What to do if you have been charged with domestic violence

Being convicted of any criminal wrongdoing can affect your life in a myriad of ways. But being convicted of domestic violence charges can uniquely impact your access to your children, your right to legally carry weapons and even your ability to remain in your own home. For these and a host of other reasons, it is critical that you...

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Another Sex Sting in Osceola County

Law enforcement conducted yet another undercover child-sex sting operation in Osceola County.  The obvious hope is to arrest would be child molesters and abusers.  The people who were caught up the sting will most likely be arrested for charges of traveling to meet a minor or solicitation of a minor. Let’s be clear nobody wants children to get hurt or...

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Orlando TV coverage of sex crime accusation found wanting

When an allegation of a sex crime has been made and a suspect has been arrested, Orlando TV stations will often give the arrest sensationalist coverage. A subsequent release of a suspect or an acquittal at trial is typically given far less coverage, if any at all. We were reminded of this pattern when Orange County deputies recently arrested...

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Why the drug war is doomed

An article in Forbes by Jacob Sullum examined the economics of the war on drugs.  I have read plenty of articles which looked at the amount of money that the United States has expended in the war on drugs including law enforcement, prosecution, and incarceration.  However this is the first article that I have seen which looks at this from...

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Black Market Drug website SILK ROAD finally closed for business

Its taken years for the FBI to catch up with the black market website Silk Road and shut them down. The black market drug sales have been going on for years and escaping the grips of federal criminal law enforcement while playing a simple cat and mouse game to avoid detection. The FBI is now accusing Ross William Ulbricht of...

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Florida troopers arrest 3 for drug charges following traffic stop

Three individuals were arrested after a traffic stop in Florida allegedly led to the discovery of illegal drugs.  The drugs were claimed to have been hidden inside of the rental car.  Florida troopers reported finding a drug commonly known as Molly, high-grade marijuana, and ecstasy pills.  The Florida Highway Patrol reported that the total weight of the drugs was...

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Moses and Rooth Profile

Often times people are looking for additional information on our firm.  Obviously there are various places that you can look including, google, citysearch and thumbtack.

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Florida Starts Ban on Texting While Driving

The traffic offenses of Texting while driving will now be against the law starting on October 1, 2013. Florida Statutes 316.305 is the law used to regulate and enforce Florida’s Ban on Texting while Driving law. The Statute states: “A person may not operate a motor vehicle while manually typing or entering multiple letters, numbers, symbols, or other characters...

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| Read Time: 2 minutes | Federal Crimes

Mandatory Minimum Sentences, Child Pornography, and Adolecents

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Judge Weinstein’s sentence of a 19 year old for distribution of child pornography.  The Circuit Court’sdecision found that the mandatory minimum five year sentence did not violate the Eighth Amendment of the Constitution prohibiting cruel and unusual punishment and required Judge Weinstein to, at a minimum, sentence the defendant to the required...

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The Lautenberg Domestic Violence Gun Confiscation Law

The Lautenberg Domestic Violence Gun Confiscation Law states that if a person is convicted of a domestic violence involved misdemeanor, he or she cannot ship, transport, possess, or receive firearms or ammunition, and also adds to the list of “prohibited persons”. In this case, a prohibited person can now be a person convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence...

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