Blog Posts in 2020

How COVID-19 Helps Death Row Inmates

While the Coronavirus Hurts Many, It Helps Some COVID-19 has taken hundreds of thousands of lives around the globe. Every day, you may read a new coronavirus update regarding new cases, possible cures and cities reopening. But have you heard about how COVID-19 is helping prisoners on death row live a little longer? While this is a significant victory for some, numerous prisoners across the nation ...

FL Eligibility for Record Expungement

Looking to Regain Your Peace of Mind? Not everyone can move forward from their criminal record and put it behind them for good. Whether you were sentenced to prison or not, your life following a conviction can feel imprisoning, nonetheless. Getting a job, securing housing and enjoying peace of mind is nearly impossible when your criminal history is available to the public. As such, you should ...

Can You Be Charged With Stealing a Borrowed Item?

You asked to borrow one of your neighbor’s rare books. They obliged, but they were gone when you went to return it. Your neighbors went on vacation. By the time they returned, you both forgot about it. A few months, later you get an unexpected visit from the police accusing you of theft. Could this really happen? Can you be charged with stealing a borrowed item? Mens Rea In law, the specific ...

What Is Theft by Conversion

A hypothetical for you: your boss gives you money to invest in a new type of software for your company, and instead of purchasing the software, you use that money to pay your rent. That is theft by conversion. Broadly speaking, theft by conversion is when a person receives permission to use personal property or funds and then takes control of this property in a way that violates the initial ...