Category Archives: Criminal Defense
Beneficiaries Of Presidential Clemency Arrested Again
In recent months, the office of Florida’s Attorney General has explicitly sought to rearrest individuals who had their drug-related sentences commuted by the outgoing President Biden in 2025, arguing that ‘autopen clemency’ released many individuals from prison when they should not have been released. While it is legally possible to do this with individuals… Read More »
Domestic Battery In Florida, What to Expect If You Are Arrested
In Florida, there is no such thing as one single crime called ‘domestic violence.’ Rather, a person will be charged with the underlying offense – for example, assault or kidnapping – and domestic violence factors will be used to raise or lower a sentence after a conviction. That said, there is one exceptional offense… Read More »
Grounds For Issuing A Domestic Violence Injunction
There is a persistent sexist myth that women who allege domestic violence in court are immediately believed without much evidence and granted permanent domestic violence injunctions (DVIs, or restraining orders). In reality, the process for obtaining a DVI is specific and requires a certain standard of evidence, regardless of the genders of the alleged… Read More »
Self-Defense As Domestic Violence Defense
Domestic violence is not a crime in Florida itself; rather, it is an umbrella term that encompasses any crime “resulting in physical injury or death” to the victim. Thus, the actual sentence that a person might face on being convicted of a ‘crime of domestic violence’ will vary depending on what the actual crime… Read More »
Is Economic Abuse Domestic Abuse?
Florida’s definition of domestic violence specifically alludes to “physical injury or death” being done to a victim – but at the same time, most authorities generally agree that there is such a thing as economic or financial abuse, and that it qualifies as a form of domestic violence. If you have been the victim… Read More »
Is It Possible To Co-Parent After Florida Domestic Violence?
In many cases involving domestic violence, the allegedly abusive parent may be restricted from visiting with their children until the case has been settled – but if they have been convicted, a court may deem it in the child or children’s best interest to not have contact with that parent. Conversely, the court may… Read More »
Can Domestic Violence Ever Be A Misdemeanor?
The average person tends to think of Florida domestic violence crimes as violent and dangerous, meriting felony charges. In reality, domestic violence can be anything from a misdemeanor to a capital felony, because there is no one crime called “domestic violence” in Florida. Rather, each offense is charged as written, and the ‘domestic violence’… Read More »
4 Arrests In 6 Months: “Why Doesn’t She Leave?”
In July 2026, a former Broward County sheriff’s deputy was arrested for violating a domestic violence injunction (DVI), which was the fourth arrest for the man in six months. In January he was arrested for “dragging and choking” a woman during an argument, and three more attacks on the same woman have followed. In… Read More »
How To Challenge A Victim’s Credibility And Keep Your Own
It is often seen in Florida domestic violence cases to wind up being “he said/she said” situations – that is, cases where there is little evidence available in terms of guilt or innocence beyond the testimony of the alleged victim and abuser. Because of this, the legal strategy of trying to attack the other… Read More »
Do Threats Count As Domestic Violence?
Most domestic violence laws, Florida’s included, characterize physical injury or death as a part of what defines the crime. However, if there is a pattern of criminal threats or other verbal abuse between a victim and a defendant in a domestic violence case, it is still important, and can still lead to charges, or… Read More »