Category: Law
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Amid turmoil at Department of Justice, mercy pleas filed for Roger Stone
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
Tuesday’s stunning news that the U.S. Department of Justice had disavowed its own prosecutors’ sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone – and that all four Stone prosecutors quickly withdrew from the case in apparent protest – overshadowed new comments from Stone’s supporters. -
Florida justices quietly approve ‘Stand Your Ground on Steroids’
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Sometimes footnotes hold treasures. Or they may contain dynamite, like the one in a ruling the Florida Supreme Court released Thursday. -
Three on Florida commission decide parole for thousands of inmates
By Deirdra Funchson
JJIE
Whether or not to let certain inmates out of prison is a decision that falls to the Florida Commission on Offender Review (FCOR), consisting of three commissioners appointed by the governor and confirmed by the state Senate. -
Broward SA Satz opens Conviction Review Unit: ‘Window dressing’ or another path to justice?
By Dan Christensen
FloridaBulldog.org
After 44 years in office, and a record pockmarked by several a few of the nation’s most infamous miscarriages of justice, Broward State Attorney Michael J. Satz has established a Conviction Review Unit. -
Ex-BSO deputy used immigrants for sex. Now he runs a justice center
By Noreen Marcus
FloridaBulldog.org
Ex-BSO deputy Jonathan Bleiweiss is back after 45 months in prison for using his badge and gun to coerce sex from seven vulnerable men. Today, he’s a self-styled champion of justice. -
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Overhauling justice: New breed of prosecutors and aggressive reform agendas gain public support
By Claire Goforth
After spending more than 42 years in prison for murder and attempted murder, Nathan Myers and Clifford Williams recently took their place in Florida history as the first people to be exonerated by a prosecutor-led effort.
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