An article that appeared two days ago in the Orlando Sentinel reported that an autopsy performed on Florida A & M drum major Robert Champion concluded that his death was a homicide. But what type of homicide will those responsible for his death ultimately be charged with? first degree murder? second degree […]
Florida law defines the crime of second-degree murder as "the unlawful killing of a human being, when perpetrated by any act imminently dangerous to another and evincing a depraved mind regardless of human life, although without any premeditated design to effect the death of any particular individual." […]
The following article appeared in the April 30, 2008 edition of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. Ron Chapman represented and obtained a favourable outcome for the defendant Ramirez. By Nancy L. Othon South Florida Sun-Sentinel April 30, 2008 Two men who were racing cars and driving drunk when their friend was killed last year after […]
Unfortunately, we are often inclined to automatically believe the accusations that others make without first checking out their story. The inevitable result is that we are sometimes duped into believing false accusations. When false accusations are made in the criminal justice system, the consequences can be devastating. Fortunately for a man in Texas, an accusation of […]
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