Matt Lufrano, a criminal defense attorney who previously sought a judicial seat in 2024, and Latoya Williams Shelton, a family and personal injury attorney, are campaigning for the County Court judge Group 1 seat
Tag: criminal justice
Posted inFlorida
Three lawyers competing for vacant Duval County judge seat
Melina Buncome, Marquita Green, and Octavius Holliday Jr. are on the ballot to replace retiring Judge Mose Floyd
Posted inCold Blooded
Lawyer fighting client’s execution gets new job with agency that wants him dead
Efforts by a Jacksonville man to fight his execution were thrown for a loss when his main lawyer took a new job – with the agency that is fighting his efforts.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Florida accelerates its pace of executions, carrying out two in one day
Gov. Ron DeSantis, who broke national records last year with 19 executions, is racing to exceed that total as he finishes out his last year in office.
Posted inState Government
Lawmaker vowed to quit if harassment claims were proven ‘true.’ That was then
State Rep. Fabian Basabe, found liable for sexual harassment, battery and defamation in a civil case brought by former staffers, had previously pledged to resign. But there is no indication that he plans to do so.
Posted inLocal Government
Appeals panel scrutinizes ex-JEA CEO’s bid to have conviction tossed
Ex-JEA CEO Aaron Zahn’s bid to throw out his high-profile 2024 convictions of wire fraud and conspiracy was heard in federal court in Jacksonville.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Ethics cases against 5 sheriffs are tossed. None were investigated
The allegations were rejected either for lack of legal sufficiency or “personal knowledge” by the plaintiffs, the Florida Commission on Ethics reported in a lengthy press release — a dump of 110 ethics cases involving officials from across the state.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Ricky Dixon, who lasted 30 years in scandal-marred agency, exits top Florida prison job
The prison system Dixon took over in November 2021 had been soiled by years of scandal
Posted inFlorida
Brady List: The little-known roster of cops who molest, lie, steal or drive drunk
Florida law does not explicitly require prosecutorial agencies to keep a Brady List – as evidenced by the fact that several don’t.
Posted inCriminal Justice
He Died in a Florida Jail. The Company in Charge Should Have Sent Him to the Hospital, Experts Say.
Most of the state’s jails have stopped contracting with Armor Health companies, which have been sued repeatedly for subpar care. Only one jail, where Brian Tracey died, still uses a company affiliated with Armor.