Casey Anthony Continues To Fight Court Battles Over The Death Of Her Daughter
When three-year-old Caylee Marie was reported missing by her mother, Casey Anthony, all of Orange County, Florida began to search for her. When her body was recovered in a wooded area a few months later, it sent the county into an uproar. The mother was arrested for the murder of her daughter and frantic investigations began. The mother’s attorney is now working to prove that Orange County Police did not react properly when a 911 caller reported seeing something in the woods where she was found. He made three calls over a period of three days, but police never fully investigated. The attorney believes that he can get the police department for negligence, and may be able to free his client.
The mother is also in the process of being sued for defamation of character by her daughter’s babysitter. The mother made claims that the babysitter had abducted her child. However, Anthony’s attorney has filed papers to request that the defamation trial be moved until after the criminal trial. Oftentimes, when a child goes missing, or ends up dead, the parents are the first to be blamed. If you have been incarcerated, on top of the pain of losing your child, contact the Menditto Law Office for experienced criminal defense lawyers today.
Death Penalty Down As Form Of Punishment
In October of 2002, Roy Lee McDuffie entered a Dollar General Store and brutally murdered two employees, to get the $7,000 that was kept in the cash register. The man bound and gagged the two women, slashed their throats several times then finally shot in the head. The sister of one of the victims was hoping that the man would get the death penalty for his crime. In 2005, a Florida jury sentenced him to death by lethal injection, but the Florida Supreme Court said that his trial had been unfair, and ordered a re-trial. During his second trial, McDuffie was sentenced to life in prison, instead of the death penalty.
The man was moved from death row, where he was kept in solitary confinement, to the rest of the prison, he sleeps in a dormitory, works for a job or a program during the day and reports back to his cell, where he has a phone to call his loved ones in the evening. Many people believe that he got this lightened sentence, because the number of death penalty sentences are on the decline. To learn how Phillip Menditto can represent you, contact the Menditto Law Office today!
Woman Murdered In Botched Police Sting Operation
When a young Florida woman was facing drug charges and jail time for possession of marijuana, she was offered a choice. She could either go to jail, or participate in an undercover sting operation to help bust some local drug dealers. However, the woman was sent into the operation with no training on how to handle the situation, and was shot and killed by the suspects that she was helping to uncover. The young woman’s father is working to create a law, which would be named after his daughter, Rachel. It would require police to do careful checks and training of their informants, and provide them with access to a lawyer, which he said that his daughter was denied.
Florida police tried to say that the murder was the girl’s own fault, because she chose to be a criminal. However, a petty drug crime hardly seems worthy of death. The police later retracted the statements, but it does not change the fact that this young woman was shot and killed, because of their negligence. If you or someone you love has been hurt during a police sting operation, you deserve quality defense. Call the Menditto Law Office for more information today!
Contact Fort Lauderdale Attorney Phillip Menditto
Please feel free to contact Fort Lauderdale Attorney Phillip Menditto 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, if you or a loved one have been arrested. Mr. Menditto is available any time, day or night, to advise you of the proper course of action to take. The initial consultation is free and Mr. Menditto will respond promptly to provide you with the legal representation you desire and deserve.
What to do first when you recieve a DUI
There are many things that must be done when you get arrested for a DUI but the first involves your license. As soon you are released from jail due to a Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI, you must contact an attorney. This is so vital because your license is immediately at issue.
If you did not give a breach, urine, or in some cases blood when requested by a police officer, you license is suspended for one year. This suspension can be withdrawn for many reasons but only a trained attorney knows the law and how to protect your rights. Once arrested, the traffic ticket you received for a DUI is your license for ten days. During this time, you must request a formal hearing with the department of motor vehicles. This request has to be done within ten days of your Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI.
If you do not request this hearing within these ten days, you and your attorney cannot challenge your one year suspension. If you are successful challenging your one year suspension, your license will be immediately reinstated.
If you gave a breath same the day of your Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI, and this sample is over the legal limit of .08, then your license is immediately suspended for 6 months. Your DUI ticket is again your license for the next ten days. Again, you and your attorney can challenge your suspension if done so within ten days of your Dade DUI, Broward DUI, or Palm Beach DUI.
Protecting your license is the first and foremost thing that must be done and protecting your rights is the goal of Mr. Menditto.
what is a dui
The best way to avoid a Palm Beach DUI, Broward DUI, or Dade DUI is to know the law. What better way is there to avoid a problem then to know what constitues that problem? Knowing the DUI laws will protect you from falling into the same scenario.
The police, when arresting for a Palm Beach DUI, Broward DUI, or Dade DUI, have to follow the same DUI laws that Congress has enacted. If the police violate your Constitutional rights, then all the charges can be thrown out no matter how damaging your Palm Beach DUI, Broward DUI, or Dade DUI may be.
Know your rights.
Phillip Menditto
Time is of the essence
It you are scheduled for court, being on time is paramount. If the judge calls your case and you are late, the Court can and will issue what is called a “Capias” which will lead to a warrant for your arrest.
If you have posted a Palm Beach Bond, a Broward Bond, or a Dade Bond, the judge will forfeit it costing you so much that was unnecessary if you were on time.
Your Palm Beach Bond, Broward Bond, or Dade Bond is the only security the Court has that you will return to face your criminal charges. If you have questions about the time of your court date, contact us or your Palm Beach Bond agency, Broward Bond Agency, or Dade Bond Agency.
We have a convenient location walking distance from the Broward County Courthouse ready to represent you.
Traffic ticket…why not just pay
The second reason that you shouldn’t pay your Palm Beach traffic ticket, Broward traffic ticket, or Dade traffic ticket again is due to points. If you just pay your traffic ticket, you will be given points which can affect your insurance rates.
Anytime your insurance company sees that you were given points for a West Palm traffic ticket, Broward traffic ticket, or Dade traffic ticket, they most assuradely they will raise your rates. This can mean add up to over $1,000.00 a year in some circumstances when if you simple hired an attorney for a small fee, this could have been avoided.
Even non-moving violations, such as Palm Beach traffic ticket, Broward traffic ticket, or a Dade traffic ticket for window tinting being too dark can and will raise your rates.
Simple put, seek the advice of an attorney to help you.
dangers in just paying a traffic ticket part one
Why not just pay? This is the question that I’m faced with on a daily basis. When someone gets a traffic citation, there is a fine for any infraction one receives. Many people, including my closest friends, think why hire an attorney when I could just pay the ticket for a little less than what an attorney would cost. The answer is very simple and can be summed up in one word…..POINTS!
Points, even just a few, can hurt you in more ways than one. There are two negative affects that points can have on your life and wallet. I will discuss one and the second later.
1. If you receive too many points, your license can be suspended. If you are caught driving while your license is suspended, you will be charged with “Driving While License Suspended”, which is a misdemeanor offense. Simple put, you are now being charged with a criminal offense. The cost of an attorney is so much more when he or she is defending a criminal charge as opposed to a simple infraction.
To find out which infractions our firm is ready to represent you on, come to our page.
What to Wear to Court
As I was in court today, I noticed something, a man wearing basketball shorts, a t-shirt, and sandals. This, I submit, is not proper attire for court.
If you are arrested and you have checked your court date on the Clerk’s website (Broward, Dade, Palm Beach), then make sure you are wearing something that demonstrates to the Judge that you respect Him/Her as well as the courtroom.
If you have any further questions about proper attire, please contact me
What are your rights
This can seem like a simple question that most, if not everyone, believes they know the answer to but what are they truly? Your rights are those expectations and privileges you possess given to you under the United States Constitution, The Bill of Rights, and the Florida Constitution.
Most people believe you simple possess the right to an attorney or the right to be free from unreasonable seizures by the police, but the reality is, you possess so many more. Feel free to contact me at my website, PhillipMenditto.com, to discuss even more.
Knowing your rights can possible save you if every stopped or improperly detained by the police. Remember, if the police do not follow the law, then the evidence they seize can, and in most cases will be excluded from evidence in your arrest and trial.
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