Oscar Pistorius was charged with premeditated murder.  This case has grabbed the attention of the international media because he was a recent participant in the Olympics and set the world record for the Paralympic games in the men’s 400 meters.  He was often referred to by the nickname ‘Blade Runner’ because of the prosthetic he had. There have been rumors from some media outlets that he shot his girlfriend because he thought she was a random person invading his home.  If this case were in Florida, there could potentially be a Stand Your Ground motion brought on his behalf. Here … Continue reading…

The David Petraeus affair has captured the attention of the national media and been all over the news the past week.  On the news there was a recent topic of whether the affair that the decorated General conducted was a crime. The David Petraeus affair is unique in that he holds a position that deals with very sensitive and highly classified information.  If the affair resulted in the leak of any of this information he could be charged criminally.  Additionally, the David Petraeus affair is unique because he was an active General in the military when the affair occurred.  The … Continue reading…

Finding a job in this difficult economy can be a daunting task.  The associated press reported that the employment rate for this past August fell from 8.3 percent to 8.1 percent.  However, the drop in the employment only occurred because the number of people who had been looking for work fell.  This means that there is still the same amount of unemployed people in the country.  It only means that many people have been looking for jobs for so long with no success that they have become frustrated to the point that they have given up on their job search. … Continue reading…

There is a little known Florida Statute titled Administrative Expunction. F.S. 943.0581. This is statute is unique compared to the other Florida expungement statutes because there is no limit to how many times a person can obtain an administrative expungement. Under the regular expunction statutes a person is generally limited to a one expunction in their life. The administrative expunction is unique because it deals with wrongful arrests or arrests made by mistake. If you were wrongfully arrested or arrested by mistake you may qualify for an administrative expunction. Administrative expunctions deal only with non-judicial arrest records. This means that … Continue reading…