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Underage Drinking and Penalties in Florida
Summertime is the perfect time of year for young adults and teens to get out and celebrate the beautiful weather and break from school. Quite often, this means consuming substances that they aren’t legally able to consume, mainly alcohol. This activity can lead to both criminal and civil penalties for the underage drinker. Underage… Read More »
Is Entrapment a Possible Defense for Your Case?
What do you do if a prostitute approaches you and offers you sexual favors in exchange for payment, then after you hand over the money, she pulls out her police badge? You weren’t exactly seeking out a prostitute, so is it fair for you to be fined or prosecuted for solicitation? Entrapment can take… Read More »
False Confessions and Florida Law
Thanks to the popularity of true crime television shows, podcasts, and books, many Americans are aware that false confessions occur in a shockingly high number of criminal cases. In fact, one in four overturned cases included a false confession. These confessions may be caused by a simple desire to cooperate with police, harsh interrogation… Read More »
What You Need to Know About Going Through a Divorce as a Stay at Home Mom
According to recent studies, the number of married women that are choosing to leave the workforce to stay at home with their children is on the rise. Some twenty-nine percent (29%) of American mothers stay home. When making this decision, parents typically spend a lot of time weighing the ups and downs of the… Read More »
The Importance of Depositions During Divorce
The process of divorce is not something that anyone expects to go through, and it can be overwhelming, especially because most people don’t understand the legal procedures that go along with moving a Petition for Divorce through the court system. The process often becomes even more confusing during the discovery stage of a divorce…. Read More »
Florida Divorce and Grandparents’ Rights
Southgate, Florida, holds the dubious honor of the highest divorce rate in the state, at just over twenty-two percent (22%). By contrast, the divorce rate in the United States as a whole is just under eleven percent (11%). Divorce impacts not only the relationships between children and their parents, but also siblings, grandparents, aunts,… Read More »
Florida Man Arrested for Cultivating Marijuana After Offering to Cops
I don’t know why this seems to happen in my home state of Florida more than anywhere else, but here it is… A Florida man was arrested in Bunnell after inviting local police to check out his cannabis plant that he had grown and to smoke some with him. A body camera captured the… Read More »
Florida Divorce Basics You Need to Know
Going through a divorce, especially in Florida, can be a long, tedious process. The state has several complex statutes that you must navigate successfully, that’s why you shouldn’t try to go through the process alone. The Orlando contested divorce attorneys at O’Mara Law Group have the experience to help you get through the process… Read More »
Blame My Genes, Not Me.
A criminal defendant in New Mexico, Anthony Yepez, wants to use neuroscience as a defense to his admittedly criminal act. Yepez didn’t merely wander the streets screaming, nor steal something because of some irresistible impulse to have it. No, Yepez beat a 75‑year-old man to death while he was drunk. Now, in effect, he… Read More »
Sanctuary Cities: Patriotism or Criminality?
The term sanctuary has long held a place of esteem in our religious vernacular. It harkens back to the days when people were persecuted because of a political or religious belief. The church would use its authority to protect individuals and, in effect, to use that God-imbued authority to stand up against the government. … Read More »
