http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/ Published by Law Offices of Ralph Behr, Esq., P.A. en-us 2010-02-28T01:37:41-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/your_right_to_bail_is_in_the_u.html After an arrest a detained person is brought before an impartial magistrate (a judge) and has a right to a reasonable condition of release. It is the law. The only exceptions to bail are for capital charges, armed drug trafficking,... Legal Information Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-28T01:37:41-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/extradition_not_your_first_cho.html An outstanding warrant means a trip to Fort Lauderdale, usually by jitney bus in leg irons. It can take between four and ten days, and the hotels on the way prepare you for a stay at the Fort Lauderdale jail.... Violation of Probation Warrants Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-26T14:22:01-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/criminal_arrests_in_fort_laude.html Miami led Florida counties in arrests last year with a total of 154,257. Miami criminal arrests numbers are for Miami – Dade county which includes the major cities of Hialeah (11,765 arrests), Miami Beach (12,740) and the City of Miami... Florida Crime In The News Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-24T01:55:37-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/waiting_for_the_call_extraditi_1.html A client of mine in 2009 paid over $1000.00 for extradition costs when he was arrested in New York on a Fort Lauderdale violation of probation warrant and transported to jail in Fort Lauderdale. He then waited ten days in... Violation of Probation Warrants Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-23T11:02:26-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/white_lite_federal_judge_gives_1.html Thinking of adding your name to the growing list of white collar criminals with your own brand of Ponzi? Here’s some advice: New York’s federal courts are sympathetic to late lifers who commit white collar crimes. New York Federal Judge... Florida Crime In The News Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-22T01:34:55-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/elin_nordegren_wife_of_tiger_w.html The Wall Street Journal and Slate, continue to ask why local authorities in Florida have not charged Elin Nordgren, wife of Tiger Woods, with aggravated battery. Florida’s domestic violence law, and the State’s policy of gender-neutral enforcement, has run... Domestic Violence Crimes in Florida Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-20T08:34:31-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/new_drug_court_rules_in_fort_l.html On January 22, 2010 the chief administrative judge of the 17th Judicial Circuit (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) issued a new administrative rule which allows Drug Court to accept criminal defendants in Florida with substance abuse problems, even if their drug charges... Drug Offenses Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-18T09:30:30-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/what_to_do_if_you_think_you_ha.html First: deal with it NOW! Call your Florida criminal defense lawyer and do the following: 1) Read your “Final Disposition” issued by the Judge at your sentencing hearing: note all ‘special conditions’ that were imposed. 2) Read the Florida criminal... Violation of Probation Warrants Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-16T09:07:33-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/what_are_federal_criminal_cour_1.html Our national government in Washington, D.C. duplicates many Florida criminal laws. Florida criminal laws are enforced by the State of Florida in our State criminal courts. The U.S. government enforces its own set of federal criminal laws in federal criminal... Legal Information Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-15T08:55:09-05:00 http://www.southfloridacriminaldefenselawyerblog.com/2010/02/getting_hot_under_the_white_co_1.html Criminal prosecutions, like skirt heights, seem to go up and down with the economy. White collar crimes, such as money laundering, telemarketing fraud, embezzlement, counterfeiting, kickbacks and honest services fraud cases are increasing in federal court. Criminal law doesn’t... Federal Criminal Lawyer Ralph Behr, Esq 2010-02-14T20:19:38-05:00