Despite the Miranda warnings familiar to every TV crime show audience, people in custody often talk to police and prosecutors without an attorney present. But the TV shows are right: If you are under arrest, you should never submit to police questioning without the presence of an attorney who has experience defending clients in criminal […]
Florida Keys criminal defense attorneys have a lot of conversations with people facing criminal charges. One of the interesting things about these conversations is that they reveal the many myths surrounding the rights and power of someone charged with a crime. Let’s spend a little time examining some of the most common myths about facing […]
Florida law has different categories of theft, which range from Petit Theft, which is a misdemeanor, to Grand Theft, which is a felony. If you’ve been charged with theft that involves a firearm, it is always considered a felony. While most theft charges can change in severity according to the value of the property stolen […]
Every crime requires a “criminal” intent – but this is complex issue. This blog explains what criminal “intent” is required to be convicted of a crime in Key West. “Intent” refers to the state of mind of a defendant at the time a crime was committed. Under the criminal code in Florida, intent is broken […]
Have you been arrested for trespassing in the Florida Keys? If you are convicted, here is the punishment for trespassing. Under Florida law, there are two types of criminal trespass—Trespass in Structure or Conveyance and Trespass on Property Other Than Structure or Conveyance. How penalties are applied for breaking these trespassing laws will vary depending […]