December, 2010 Articles
Posted on Dec 27, 2010 By Vernon Smith
General rules for Expungement in Georgia I cannot count the number of times I get calls from clients that are desperate to get an arrest removed from their criminal history. Often, they are having ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2010 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
On May 12, 1932, the body of 20-month-old Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr. was discovered by a delivery truck driver in a grove of trees, after he pulled over on the side of the road to relieve ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2010 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
Criminal damage means damage or injury to real or personal property through another person's willful destruction or negligence. In lawsuits for criminal damage, property damage is distinguished ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2010 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
An Arizona youth survey was conducted on 8 th, 10 th and 12 th grade students, asking them a series of questions that identified risk factors for juvenile delinquency. The study also asked questions ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2010 By Knowles Law Firm, PLC
A Mesa man was arrested by police on suspicion of domestic violence after he called the police claiming that he had been stabbed by his girlfriend. According to Sergeant Ed Wessing, it all began after ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2010 By Robert Franklin
Facebook can be used for more than just social communication and networking it turns out. Several months ago, a mother living in Southern California whose two children have been missing for fifteen ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2010 By Douglas Fox
Domestic violence can be defined as abuse or violence that occurs between members of a family, people who live with each other, spouses or former spouses or those who have children together. This type ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Robert Franklin
Carjacking can be defined as the use of violence, force or threat to take a motor vehicle from another individual with the intention of depriving that person or owner of the vehicle. Penalties for ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2010 By Douglas Fox
Most federal and state statutes define hate crimes as crimes which are committed against a person or a property which are motivated wholly or in part by the perpetrators' hostility or bias against the ...
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Posted on Dec 15, 2010 By Robert Franklin
You may have seen the 2002 movie "Catch Me if You Can." What you may not have known was that this movie was based on the actual true story of a man named Frank Abagnale who was convicted of check ...
Continue reading "Check Fraud, A Bit of Real Life History" »
Posted on Dec 15, 2010 By Douglas Fox
Fraud, no matter what type, is still illegal and can be characterized by the use of deceit, violation of trust or concealment in some form. The deception is deliberate and is used to obtain unlawful ...
Continue reading "Odometer Fraud Is On The Increase" »
Posted on Dec 14, 2010 By Robert Franklin
Several months ago, a Pittsburgh police officer attempted to steal over $300 worth of Harry Potter themed items from the Universal Orlando Resort while he was on vacation with his family. The ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2010 By Douglas Fox
Sex crimes such as sex trafficking normally involve one or more persons forcing another into partaking in a sexual act - this not only involves sex crimes, but often false imprisonment as well. Both ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2010 By Kinsell, Zadel & Whitaker
In Orlando, Florida, according to police, former 1980's breakthrough female boxer Christy Martin, was brutally attacked by her husband and former trainer James Martin on November 23 rd. Police ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2010 By Kinsell, Zadel & Whitaker
In Orlando, Florida, on December 2010, Rena Denson, age 49 of Ocoee, FL was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after she allegedly drove her car on to the football field at Dr. ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Kinsell, Zadel & Whitaker
In Mexico City on December 2010, a Mexican judge acquitted a famous drug cartel "queen" of organized crime among other charges. This is yet, one more setback for a judicial system that has ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2010 By David Golden, P.A.
While it may be common knowledge that drinking and driving is a serious criminal offense with harsh penalties, not all people may realize that consuming alcohol and operating a boat or other water ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By Miller Law Firm, PLLC
One of the most basic rights that Americans have is defined in the Constitution in the Bill of Rights: "…the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." By law, citizens have ...
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