The health pandemic has forced changes over the past months regarding the way criminal county court and other legal proceedings have been handled. Here at DMT, we want to do our best to keep everyo...
Posted on May 04, 2020 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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While everyone is sitting at home, we are sure people question under what authority does the government have to order the isolation and quarantine of the general public.
Posted on Apr 20, 2020 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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There would not be enough judges, courtrooms, jurors, and court reporters if all cases were to be resolved by going to trial. Prosecutors and judges must avail themselves of the plea bargaining pro...
Posted on Nov 21, 2019 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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People get arrested in Miami-Dade County and in South Florida on a daily basis. Police investigators build a case against a suspect by collecting evidence in the form of fingerprints, DNA, eyewitne...
Posted on Oct 09, 2018 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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Miami-Dade recently released a mobile application that is supposed to help people in the area report crime anonymously. The app is called "Community on Patrol", or COP for short. The system allows ...
Posted on Oct 04, 2016 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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Is Charlie Sheen an American actor in crisis? On Tuesday morning, Nov. 17, the world will soon find out if the rumors are true or not: whether actor Charlie Sheen is HIV positive.
NBC News annou...
Posted on Nov 16, 2015 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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Major cruise have come under scrutiny for failing to report crimes committed at sea upon their vessels. Legislative pressure has caused three large cruise lines to publish data regarding serious cr...
Posted on Aug 07, 2013 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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The conditions in some of the local jails have been called deplorable. The federal government has been monitoring the situation at the jails because of the sub-standard living conditions, and in pa...
Posted on Jul 29, 2013 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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Budget cuts across the State of Florida have limited local police department's ability to properly train its officers. Money for training partially comes from a law enforcement training trust fund....
Posted on Jul 05, 2013 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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The laws regarding the reporting of crimes in large part do not apply to cruise lines. The delayed reporting of crimes by the cruise industry has come under scrutiny by lawmakers and watchdogs alik...
Posted on Jun 10, 2013 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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As is the case every year, thousands of vacationers and party goers attend Urban Beach Week. Of the thousands that attend, several hundred will spend one or two days of their vacation behind bars i...
Posted on May 29, 2013 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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Despite the recent ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States denying the retro-activity in Padilla type cases, the high court ruled in favor of immigrants with minor marijuana offenses on th...
Posted on Apr 23, 2013 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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Every year, the Ultra Music Festival comes to town. The festival has become so popular that it now extends over two weekends. Tourists and locals alike flock to the festival. Despite the festivitie...
Posted on Mar 19, 2013 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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Anyone charged with a felony is entitled to be represented by a defense lawyer. Public Defender's Offices were created for that reason. However, when conflicts of interest arise in cases where mult...
Posted on Jun 29, 2012 by Donet, McMillan & Trontz, P.A.
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