Category: Fourth District Court of Appeal
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Broward prosecutors want to put ‘justice center’ boss and notorious ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss behind bars till he’s almost 80
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Prosecutors say they will ask a judge to imprison for 35 years ex-Broward Sheriff’s deputy and self-styled justice reformer Jonathan Bleiweiss because he violated the lenient plea deal he struck eight years ago. -
Florida Supremes asked to order Renatha Francis, who may soon join them, off a case for bias
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The lawyer for a woman who filed an ethics complaint against Judge Renatha Francis wants the Florida Supreme Court to order Francis off her case. -
Disgraced ex-BSO deputy Bleiweiss, founder of a legal aid center, hustles to prevent his own return trip to prison
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
The Florida Justice Center operates out of a low-rise on Dixie Highway in Oakland Park. It’s familiar territory to the center’s founder and executive director, former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy and ex-convict Jonathan Bleiweiss. -
Appeals court agrees BSO deputy has ‘stand your ground’ immunity for battery in controversial pepper spray and takedown of teen
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
A state appeals court today affirmed a Broward judge’s decision to dismiss a misdemeanor battery charge against Sgt. Gregory LaCerra for his role in the pepper-spraying of a teenager in Tamarac in April 2019 because the officer was standing his ground. -
Broward judge ignores tainted bank documents to justify foreclosures, watchdog report charges
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Broward Circuit Judge Andrea Gundersen, who runs the court’s foreclosure docket, often rules for banks and against homeowners even when the banks use sketchy documents, a consumer watchdog charges in a recent report.
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