Miami Criminal Lawyer Blog

Back in 2008, an 11-year-old girl was almost abducted from her own bed. Timothy Schlafer, now 21, is currently going through a trial process for this incident. According to the Sun Sentinel, Schlafer’s excuse for the confusion was drugs.

Schlafer was a senior at Coral Springs High. He had been accepted to Florida Atlantic University through a scholarship. Prior to the accused abduction, Schlafer was at a party where he consumed a large amount of beer, Xanax and LSD. It was reported that Schlafer thought he had walked into his own home, but shouting police startled him and proved otherwise.

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Robberies can be very dangerous situations under any circumstance. There are ways to prevent robberies from occurring at home, at work and even on the road. If an unfortunate robbery occurs, then a Miami criminal lawyer can represent the victim and help in any way possible.

A Miami-Dade robbery has left a man injured and a seventeen-year-old boy dead. Woodrow Walker Sr. was in his Miami-Dade apartment when two robbers intruded and forced their way into his truck outside. Woodrow is in the hospital receiving treatment for his injuries, but unfortunately, a bullet killed the seventeen-year old boy, Gerald Daniels. Officials are trying to figure out if one of the bullets that were fired at Walker killed Daniels.

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Burglary is a crime that consists of breaking into a home with the intent to steal. Burglary is still considered a crime even if the intruder does not steal anything from inside the house. Breaking and entering is a felony, and there are harsh punishments for those that partake in it.

Elements of Burglary

A few elements put breaking and entering in the category it is in, such as:

· Breaking can actually be by force through a door, constructive and even by threats. Nothing is broken, but if someone enters a part of a home that they were not invited into, then that can be considered burglary and breaking and entering.

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In most situations, criminal cases end in plea bargains from the court. Miami-Dade criminal lawyers can help during this tough time and help their clients understand the offer. Plea bargains happen before the case goes to trial, and the sentence is almost always lesser than it would be if the client goes to trial. Most Miami-Dade criminal defense attorneys will persuade their client to accept the plea bargain because there is a chance the offense can be dismissed from their record.

Why the Accused is Offered a Plea Bargain

Any outcome for a client and their case is unpredictable. Fortunately, this is why the state will offer the Miami-Dade criminal lawyers and their client a plea bargain. In the end, the accused receives punishment and they are proven guilty.

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Deputies from the Broward Sheriff's Office were searching on Monday afternoon for two men involved in a violent Tamarac burglary. The crime took place at the Arbor Keys apartment complex, 4449 Treehouse Lane, in eastern Tamarac. Despite an intense police search, the burglary suspects were still on the loose as of Tuesday morning.

The man living in the apartment, Christopher Roberts, 29, returned home on Monday afternoon at about 1:30pm and actually had the misfortune of interrupting the burglary in progress. As Roberts walked in to find a man ransacking his apartment, a second man clubbed him on the back with a wooden beam and knocked him to the ground. The burglars then tipped a large entertainment center onto Roberts and continued to ransack his home before fleeing. Roberts was transported to Florida Medical Center in Lauderdale Lakes for treatment, but fortunately did not appear to have any life-threatening injuries.

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