Miami Criminal Defense Lawyer Blog
Posted on May 23, 2013 By Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A.
At the Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A., we are excited to announce that we have moved to a new office location. Our new address is: 100 North Biscayne Blvd., Suite 1300, Miami, FL 32132. This new ...
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Posted on May 16, 2013 By Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A.
A 24-year-old Miami man is charged with carjacking and a number of other offenses after attacking a member of the Miami-Dade School Board on April 29, 2013 and then stealing her car. According to ...
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Posted on May 7, 2013 By Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A.
A North Miami Beach woman is charged with arson for setting her boyfriend's home on fire on Thursday, April 25, 2013. The suspect, 52 year old D.B., allegedly set the blaze at L.H.'s house ...
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Posted on Apr 29, 2013 By Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A.
Local news outlet WSVN reported over the weekend that three women were arrested for allegedly stealing cell phones from the Sprint store on West 49 th Street and Ninth Avenue. The women were caught on ...
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Posted on Apr 11, 2013 By Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A.
When you are looking for a DUI attorney in Miami that you can trust, you may feel discouraged or frustrated. There are many lawyers in the Miami area, but not all of them are client-focused and ...
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Posted on Apr 5, 2013 By Law Office of Michael Mirer, P.A.
If you are arrested for driving under the influence, chances are that you will need to appear before a judge in a first trial called an arraignment. Formally defined, an arraignment is a court ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2013 By Michael Mirer
Tax fraud, also known as tax evasion, occurs when an individual commits fraud in an effort to pay less taxes than they rightfully owe. This can be done in numerous ways such as creating false ...
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Posted on Mar 13, 2013 By Michael Mirer
One of the fastest growing crimes, not only in South Florida, but around the nation, is ATM fraud. In this particular type of crime, the criminals themselves need not be present to commit the initial ...
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Posted on Mar 8, 2013 By Michael Mirer
On February 26, 2013, 34-year-old Robert Burton of Miami Beach was officially convicted of human trafficking and sentenced to 15 years in prison for beating and strangling a 31-year-old woman, who was ...
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Posted on Mar 5, 2013 By Michael Mirer
During the early morning hours of Wednesday, February 20th, 22-year-old Miami University student Brett Hatton allegedly returned to his dorm room, after a night of drinking, and attempted to assault ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2013 By Michael Mirer
The 10-20-LIFE law, Statute 775.087, requires that mandatory minimum sentences are imposed on those convicted of certain types of felony crimes. Those that will be impacted in the sentencing phase of ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2013 By Michael Mirer
On January 14 at approximately 8:30 p.m. it is reported that an individual carrying a gun entered the Lauderhill Babies R Us, located on Commercial Drive. The robber is alleged to have pointed the ...
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Posted on Feb 6, 2013 By Michael Mirer
A 15 year old boy is facing the legal repercussions about the shooting death of a student on a Miami-Dade school bus. The boy, Jordyn Howe, is reported to have carried a gun for two months in his ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2013 By Michael Mirer
Miami Police have announced that one of their officers, Luis Hernandez, was arrested and charged with armed kidnapping and armed sexual battery by a law enforcement officer, both extremely serious ...
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Posted on Oct 2, 2012 By Law Office of Michael Mirer
Toll bills are one of those burdens that many people put off. In fact, recent data shows that a lot of people have been avoiding paying toll bills in the recent past. Miami Dade County alone has about ...
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Posted on Sep 4, 2012 By Law Office of Michael Mirer
A 25-year-old man from Broward County was recently arrested and placed behind bars after he mugged a woman in Oakland Park in order to obtain $8. The man, Nelson Woodworth, is at jail on a $60,000 ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2012 By Law Office of Michael Mirer
Marine Corporal Lance Swann didn't want a baby. Yet he couldn't deny the fact that he had impregnated his former girlfriend, and was now facing the responsibility of fatherhood when the child ...
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Posted on Mar 20, 2012 By Michael Mirer
Florida passed the contraversial law in 2005 called Stand your ground law. Essentially this law allows you to meet force with force without the need to retreat. A person is justified in the use of ...
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Posted on Jan 20, 2012 By Miami Criminal Attorney
Involuntary manslaughter is unintentionally taking the life of another. This could be the result of recklessness or criminal negligence. If someone was killed while a crime was being committed, even ...
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Posted on Jan 15, 2012 By Miami Criminal Lawyer
Graffiti is any drawing or writing that is done a wall or surface of a public place. From simple words to huge murals, graffiti can be seen in most areas of the world. Although some of the drawings ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Miami Criminal Lawyer
In June of 2010, twenty-one-year-old R.E. was shot dead in a night club in South Beach. N.P. from Miami is currently on trial for his murder that was said to be "cold, calculated, and ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By Michael Mirer
On Wednesday, October 12, 2011, federal agents busted 24 different healthcare providers, alleging that they conspired to distribute oxycodone and oxymorphone and defrauded Medicare in the process. ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Miami Criminal Defense Attorney
On September 12, 2011, Manny Ramirez, the 2004 World Series MVP, was arrested and charged with Domestic Battery against his wife. Ramirez' arraignment was scheduled for Friday, October 14, 2011. ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2011 By Michael Mirer
It appears that mortgage fraud charges against attorney Steven Stoll and former Plantation police Officer Dennis Guaracino will be dismissed by the United States Attorney's Office a month after a ...
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Posted on Sep 29, 2011 By Michael Mirer
As a Miami Criminal Defense Attorney I have handled many case involving child porn. Most of the time these cases are prosecuted by the federal government. The federal government has teamed up with the ...
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