Dawn Meikle, aged 55, was arrested in Port St. Lucie, Florida, after law enforcement officials report she got in a physical confrontation with her husband for cutting the cheese in bed. Meikle’s husband alleged that she eventually kicked him out of bed and began another round of elbowing and kicking. Meikle’s husband attempted to restrain her “for his own...
Continue ReadingTwo sisters were found dead in a house in Orlando recently. Although no one has been charged, the police have suggested that the double homicide was a result of a domestic incident. One woman’s boyfriend was questioned and is considered a person of interest. Although there were no immediate arrests for the shooting of the women, the police used...
Continue ReadingOctober 1, 2015 was a day for many changes to criminal law in the State of Florida. Florida Governor Rick Scott signed 27 new laws including one that clarifies the “no contact” order that is imposed on a person accused of domestic violence. The updated domestic violence law clarifies that when a judge orders a person convicted of domestic...
Continue ReadingDomestic violence charges are serious offenses regardless of the context. A charge that involves the presence of children may threaten your future relationship with those children if you are ultimately convicted. Even if the actual physical violence was directed solely upon the adult members of the household, child abuse and neglect charges often may accompany these allegations and can...
Continue ReadingProposed Changes in Florida Domestic Violence Law Florida, like most states, takes domestic violence allegations very seriously. On the low end, a person convicted of domestic violence charges is facing one year of probation, fines and a required 26 week Battery Intervention Counseling; at the high end that person is facing felony charges and long terms of imprisonment. Family...
Continue ReadingA recent news story highlighted the frightening statistic that victims of domestic violence and homicides are stalked in 80% of cases before the crime charged is even committed. Stalking has taken on a new form as technology has continued to advance. With one click, criminals can go online and find a person’s whereabouts with relative ease. Applications like Facebook,...
Continue ReadingRestraining order. No contact order. Protective order. Regardless of what it is called, it is designed to have the same effect. These are court orders that prohibit a certain individual from having contact or physically being within a certain distance from the individual named on the order. These orders are issued frequently in domestic violence cases where the victim feels imminently threatened by...
Continue ReadingThe National Coalition Against Domestic Violence reports regular alcohol abuse as being one of the leading risk factors of domestic violence. Being accused of domestic violence can injure a person financially, professionally, socially, and, upon conviction, may face severe consequences. If you have been charged with domestic violence, an experienced domestic violence defense attorney at Moses & Rooth can...
Continue ReadingIf you are facing allegations of domestic violence or family abuse, you know that the ramifications of these accusations can be serious and immediate. The accuser may have left you with little social traction, causing you to be removed from your home and family without much recourse. Being charged with domestic assault does not have to be the end...
Continue ReadingFlorida law defines domestic violence as “any assault, aggravated assault, battery, aggravated battery, sexual assault, sexual battery, stalking, aggravated stalking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, or any criminal offense resulting in physical injury or death of one family or household member by another family or household member.” Domestic violence is not just when two family members disagree and argue, a spat...
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