Category: Property Crimes
When Can I Use Force to Protect My Property?
Florida has in recent years reasserted homeowners’ rights to self-defense while home in the so-called “castle doctrine.” The state also affirms your right to use (or threaten to use) force to defend your property, providing more protections than many other states in this regard. However, the reality of how property defense cases are handled is…
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Resolving Retail Theft Charges in Hernando County, Florida
Stealing a pack of batteries from CVS or pocketing a pack of gum from the local Walmart may not seem like a huge travesty, but such criminal acts across America collectively cost retailers upwards of $32 billion dollars in 2014. One may think retail theft only affects the offender, however, this conduct adds to the…
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