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          Florida law states that "a single indictment or information may, under proper circumstances, charge theft and dealing in stolen property in connection with one scheme or course of conduct in separate counts that may be consolidated for trial, but the trier of fact may return a guilty verdict on one […]

         In the case of Casey Steil versus the State of Florida, Mr. Steil was convicted of the crime of aggravated fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer based on the following facts:             "At around 4:00 a.m., three officers in a restaurant went outside after […]

           In the case of Kopelovich versus Kopelovich, a domestic violence injunction was issued against Mr. Kopelovich based on the following facts:            Mrs. Kopelovich filed a form petition that asked her to describe the latest act or threat of violence that caused her to honestly fear imminent domestic […]

           In the case of United States of America versus Goldin Industries, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a RICO conviction because the indictment failed to distinguish between a "person" and an "enterprise."             An article that I posted on my website, Federal Criminal […]

           In the case of United States of America versus Goldin Industries, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a RICO conviction because the indictment failed to distinguish between a "person" and an "enterprise."             An article that I posted on my website, Federal Criminal […]

In the case of Ernest Henry Vroom versus the State of Florida, Mr. Vroom was convicted of the crime of grand theft based on the following facts: "Vroom was the principal in a business known as Funding American Mortgage Corporation (FAMC). FAMC was licensed by the State of Florida as a mortgage lender . . […]

           In the case of Bertone versus the State of Florida, Mr. Bertone was convicted of the crime of dealing in stolen property for "trafficking" in two saws which he pawned and later retrieved from the same pawn shop.             The evidence at Bertone's trial consisted of […]

In the case of Julie Matthews versus the State of Florida, Ms. Matthews appealed a judge's decision to not expunge her criminal record for grand-theft auto because she had been previously adjudicated guilty of DUI. An article that I wrote on my website, Florida Criminal Records: Frequently Asked Questions, looks at the Matthews case and […]

           In the case of C.B. versus the State of Florida, a juvenile with the initials "C.B." was found guilty of the crime of battery on a law enforcement officer based upon the following facts:             "On January 16, 2007, Jane Luckett called police and advised them […]

           In the case of Corey Bennett versus the State of Florida, Mr. Bennett was convicted of the crimes of trafficking in cocaine, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia based upon the following set of facts:             "Bennett was wanted on felony charges, although […]