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Broward County Arrest Warrants - Requirements
When issued, the arrest warrant must (1) be directed to a law enforcement official, (2) name the accused or set forth a description by which the accused can be identified with reasonable certainty, (3) describe the offense charged, (4) command that the accused be arrested and brought before a court of appropriate jurisdiction in the city, county, or town in which the alleged offense was committed, and (5) be signed by the issuing officer.

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Ernesto Miranda, the defendant who took an appeal all the way to the United States Supreme Court after his arrest was ultimately convicted of the same crime at his second trial. Furthermore he was ultimately murdered at a bar following his release from prison. When advised of his right to remain silent, his killer exercised his right to refrain from incriminating himself thanks to the very protections that his victim was responsible for establishing.

To see a photo of Miranda himself check out Ernesto Miranda.

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An "assault,"or "simple assault," is an intentional, unlawful threat by word or act to do violence to the person of another, coupled with an apparent ability to do so, and doing some act which creates a well-founded fear in such other person that such violence is imminent. Thus, the statute requires proof of three elements: (1) an intentional, unlawful threat; (2) an apparent ability to carry it out; and (3) creation of a well-founded fear that the violence is imminent.

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