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Former Miami-Dade Prosecutor David Ranick charged with battery after punching a pizza woman outside his Miami Beach condo.  Ranick and the woman engaged in a jeering match when the delivery person could not gain access to Ranicks gated community.   The woman insisted that Ranick come downstairs to collect his pizza.  Upon doing so reports stated that Ranick proceeded to commit battery on the woman by punching her in the arm.  Ranick claimed that the woman tapped him with her car which prompted the assault. 

Ranick is known for controversy amongst his co workers.  In one instance Ranick had sued Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Rundle, claiming that he was wrongfully suspended in regards to his internal memo which aired misgivings about a fatal police shooting.  Ranick is no longer an employee for the prosecutor's office.

The governor's office appointed a Broward prosecutor to handle the case to avoid a conflict of interest.

Ranick's misdemeanor battery charge will be dropped after six months upon the completion of an anger management class and 25 hours of community service.

If you or someone you know is facing assault and/or battery charges in Florida, Attorney John Musca can help.  Attorney John Musca has more than 10 years of experience in criminal law.  He has been highly successful at helping clients throughout the State of Florida in preventing misdemeanor assault and battery convictions.  Additionally Attorney Musca has developed an incisive ability to effectively present defense strategies relative to defending individuals who are faced with these charges. 

Steve Brancik, 42, executive producer for the well known morning show "Paul and Young Ron" aired on BIG 105.9 has been arrested and charged with four counts of lewd and lascivious molestation of a person 12 years of age or older but less than 16 years of age and one count of lewd and lascivious exhibition .

Brancik also known as "Branzig" is accused of sexual assault on a boy for over a span of two years.  The boy now fourteen reported that the alleged sexual assaults took place at the boy's home or  Brancik's  home and started when the boy was twelve.

Due to legal implications the station's executives will not be making a public address at this time. However, Brancik has been terminated from his position.

Brancik is out of the Broward County jail on $43,000 bond.

Sex offender laws in the United States are the most rigorous of any other democracy. With Megan's Law, The Jessica Lunsford Act and the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act convicted child molesters are given lengthy prison sentences to then be placed on the sex offender registry when released to include the reporting of all email addresses and instant message addresses. 

Musca Law understands that the ignominy attached to a sexual assault conviction can be disastrous to not only one's reputation but to one's career.  At Musca Law we utilize our comprehensive legal experience to vigorously defend clients that are facing sexual assault allegations and various other sex crime charges. 

Miami- Dalia Dippolito, 26, is out on $25,000 bond as well as on house arrest at her mother's home after she was charged with solicitation to commit first-degree murder. 

After six months of marriage to Michael Dippolito, she had decided that she would be "very happy" if her husband were no longer here.   In a surveillance tape on file with the Boynton Beach Police Department, Dippolito talks about wanting to "have her husband dead, that she is 5,000 percent sure that she wants this done." 

Dippolito hired a hit man an undercover police officer to kill her husband.   A plan was set in place after meeting with the undercover officer relative to her husband's schedule, her alibi, getaway routes, security system and the exchange of $3,000 in cash to include the key to the couple's home.

After an obscure phone call from a police officer which urged Dippolito to return home from LA Fitness.    Dippolito arrived home where the police were where she had envisioned, where she was in the midst of a crime scene.  What Dippolito did not know was that she was about to be faced with an ornate deception. A setting that was bizarre at best, the Boynton Police had taken dramatic steps relative to orchestrating an exhibition, a misrepresented performance.  The crime scene was staged. To include Dippolito being videotaped as a detective broke the news that her husband was dead. In a statement made by a Boynton Beach Police Department spokesperson; "the bottom line is we wanted her to believe without question that when she arrived that her husband was dead."   The recorded performance was posted to the police department's YouTube channel.

In addition the TV show COPS had been present with cameras rolling.   COPS had been in town and were engaged in a ride along with Boynton Police according to reports. However, a spokesperson for the department stated that "their presence was not prearranged."

Across the country Police Departments participate in the Ride- Along- Program.  It is claimed to ameliorate public relations by way of enlightening participants with the variegated and incalculable nature of police work.  Nevertheless, the program does not annotate the possible violation of Fourth Amendment rights when participating in a Ride-Along.  

If you have been charged with murder or with solicitation to commit first-degree murder immediately contact a criminal defense attorney.  Musca Law takes pride in providing their clients with the best defense possible and are dedicated to ensuring that their clients receive a fair trial.  Musca Law is committed to providing a staunch defense at every stage of the proceedings against you.

Broward- Jonathan Bleiweiss, 29, an award winning deputy
for the Broward Sheriff's Department, was arrested and charged
with 14 counts of false imprisonment, stalking and sexual assault.  An investigation into the allegations by the Broward Sheriff's Office sex crimes unit began in April when the Ft. Lauderdale Police Department was contacted by an attorney for two of the victims. 

In a statement made by Detective Graciela Benito "it is thought that Bleiweiss who is a seven year veteran has been assaulting victims since August of 2008."  The alleged victims are all undocumented immigrants that speak limited English and fluctuate in ages from 17-30. They come from either El Salvador or Mexico.  Countries where they harbor a fear of law enforcement, which made it easy for Bleiweiss to intimidate his victims.

Bleiweiss while in uniform and on patrol would pull his victims over in a fictitious traffic stop or he would move towards a victim while they awaited transportation from work. "He knew where these men worked and lived, and he followed them for some time before actually carrying out his plan" investigators said.  After interviewing residents at one apartment complex by the Broward Sheriff's Department it had been established that there was a coinciding pattern:  On multi-various occasions, Bleiweiss stopped his victim requested identification, and after determination that the victim was undocumented he would sexually abuse him.

Prior to being hired for the Broward Sheriff's Department, Bleiweiss had passed a series of exams and screenings to include a psychological screening and a polygraph test according to documentation filed by the human resources office.

Police officers are believed to protect and serve.   Policing inadequacies are going to eventuate, where mistakes will be made regardless of the training involved and the procedures that are in place.   However, there are a few police officers that will breach their code of conduct in formidable ways. 

Serious charges require a serious defense attorney.  Here at Musca Law we defend those that have been charged with an array of sex crimes to include; sexual assault, sexual battery, child sexual abuse and molestation.   Conviction of a sex crime is only the beginning of a severe drawn out process.   Being characterized as a "sex offender", will present a prison sentence, a lifetime registration on the sex offender registry, and repeated character assassinations.  If you are a policing agent that is being charged the stakes are even higher as you are no longer a protector but a predator.  You will be experiencing the criminal justice system from the other end, where it is vital to retain a criminal defense attorney who can contravene law enforcement and tenacious prosecution strategies.

Musca Law provides its clients with staunch representation where your rights and interests will be protected throughout the criminal justice system.

North Miami Beach- An off duty Miami police officer was shot and killed on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 while parking his unmarked vehicle near Northeast 164^th Street and 18^th Avenue in North Miami Beach.   Detective James Walker, 30, was found in his car penetrated with bullet holes.

While in the area Walker encountered a shooting in progress.  In an attempt to take action Walker took fatal shots from an AK-47assault rifle.  The suspect was identified as an active member of a notorious gang in North Miami Beach. His case goes to trial in September.

Walker's murder fostered a mutual local and federal operation to fold up gang activity in the North Miami Beach area. The North Miami Beach and Miami police departments furthered with the FBI have made 36 arrests since the onset of the operation, resulting in a prodigious gang bust with charges that include but are not limited to drug dealers pillaging from one another, marijuana possession, cocaine sales and illegal weapons trafficking.

Gang violence has become prevalent in an impecunious neighborhood in Miami known as "Little Haiti". Violence is heightening in this community from drive by shootings to shootings on the private property of residents.  In the past year or so there have been an estimated 40 ruthless home invasion robberies with arrests made relating to drug conspiracies deriving from a few of the home invasions.

Florida enacted the Street Terrorism Enforcement and Prevention Act", in October 1990 which includes three linked definitions: "criminal street gang," "pattern of criminal gang activity," and "participation in criminal street gang."   Crimes associated with any of the three patterns include assault with a deadly weapon, robbery, homicide, narcotics trafficking, arson, shooting at an inhabited building, or vehicle, and intimidation of victims or witnesses.

Anti-gang laws have become tougher in the state of Florida.  With recently added provisions that aim at gang organizers making it a first degree felony punishable by life imprisonment for instructing criminal gang activity.  Included are stringent witness protection laws by using the underlying criminal act as the starting touchstone for tampering and harassment penalties. 

Prosecutors determine the most effective strategies for arresting and detaining each individual involved in gang related offenses.   If you have been accused of being in a gang or connected with gang related activities you need an experienced Criminal Gang Attorney to defend you.  Our Criminal Defense Lawyers have assisted many clients accused of being in gang related offenses in Florida.  Call to speak with a Criminal Gang Attorney at Musca Law.  We will then discuss the facts of the case and advise you of your best possible your options.