Duval County, Florida Domestic Violence Addressed by Attorney General’s Office
According to the Florida Attorney General’s Office, Duval County (Jacksonville) was one of five counties with the highest rates of domestic violence fatalities in Florida in 2006. As a result, the...
View ArticleWhat Does it Mean to Drop Charges in a Domestic Violence Case?
I thought it was a good time to address this question which we get quite often from individuals in and around Jacksonville, Florida about victims and alleged victims trying to drop domestic violence...
View ArticleDefenses in Domestic Violence Cases in Florida
Police in Jacksonville, Florida and the surrounding counties of Clay County, Nassau County and others make a lot of arrests for domestic battery and similar domestic violence related charges. What...
View ArticleWill the Police (or the State) Drop My Domestic Battery Case if the Victim...
Domestic battery is perhaps the most serious misdemeanor crime in Florida and one that the State Attorney’s office takes very seriously in the Jacksonville, Florida area. However, many of them turn out...
View ArticleDomestic Violence Cases Up 10% in Jacksonville, Florida
Most crimes have been on the decline across the country over the last few years. However, domestic violence, or domestic battery, cases have increased by 10% in Jacksonville, Florida according to a...
View ArticlePolice in Jacksonville Make Quick But Critical Decisions in Domestic Battery...
As criminal defense lawyers in the Jacksonville, Florida area, we see a lot of domestic battery cases. Although they are usually misdemeanors, they can be very serious charges that stay on a person’s...
View ArticleFacebook Friend Request Is Considered “Contact” in Domestic Violence Case
In just about all domestic battery cases in the counties in and around Jacksonville, Florida, the judge will place a no contact order on the defendant when he/she is released on bond while the case is...
View ArticleJacksonville, Florida Police Make Domestic Battery Arrests on Word of One Person
While some people consider misdemeanor crimes to be relatively minor, they can be quite serious, both in terms of punishment and the effect it can have on a person’s permanent criminal record. As the...
View ArticleDomestic Battery Arrests in Florida Can Be Based on Very Little But Have...
Domestic battery charges, along with DUI’s, are generally the most serious misdemeanor crimes in Florida. That means misdemeanor prosecutors tend to focus the most on domestic violence cases and...
View ArticleFlorida Injunctions Against Domestic Violence Do Little To Prevent Violence
A recent story out of Seminole County, Florida has made headlines spotlighting the ineffectiveness of injunctions for protection against domestic violence in cases where the respondent has no regard...
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