Michael Ernest Smith was booked on Wednesday April 26th, 2017 by Hollywood Police Department and was booked into the Broward County Jail system in or around Fort Lauderdale, FL.

The male, with a recorded date of birth of 02/13/1967 was arrested for suspicion of the below crimes:

1. 784.041-2a-DOMESTIC BATTERY BY STRANGULATION
2. CAP-MISD-CAPIAS - MISD
3. CAP-MISD-CAPIAS - MISD

Bail has been set to $5000 for Smith which is listed as a 6 foot inch white male weighing approximately 160 pounds.

Michael Ernest Smith was arrested in Broward County Florida and Michael Ernest Smith has a presumption of innocence which means that although the person was arrested, they are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Presumption of innocence” serves to emphasize that the prosecution has the obligation to prove each element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt (or some other level of proof depending on the criminal justice system) and that the accused bears no burden of proof. For more information in presumption of innocence, wikipedia is a great place to start.

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Michael Ernest Smith is presumed innocent until proven guilty.

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Below are the Florida laws which may relate to this arrest:

Felony battery; domestic battery by strangulation.

(1)A person commits felony battery if he or she:

(a)Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; and

(b)Causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement.

(2)(a)A person commits domestic battery by strangulation if the person knowingly and intentionally, against the will of another, impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of a family or household member or of a person with whom he or she is in a dating relationship, so as to create a risk of or cause great bodily harm by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person or by blocking the nose or mouth of the other person. This paragraph does not apply to any act of medical diagnosis, treatment, or prescription which is authorized under the laws of this state.

(b)As used in this subsection, the term:

1.Family or household member has the same meaning as in s. 741.28.

2.Dating relationship means a continuing and significant relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.

(3)A person who commits felony battery or domestic battery by strangulation commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.