The aborted review demonstrates the limitations of a unit set up to fanfare, the first of its kind in Florida, to seek justice for the wrongly accused
Tag: State Attorney Melissa Nelson
Posted inCold Blooded
The ‘hanging judge’: Legacy of Jim Crow looms over Jacksonville Death Row case
An examination by The Tributary shows that Judge Hudson Olliff possessed retrograde views on race that were an open secret in Jacksonville’s legal community but less understood by the general public.
Posted inCriminal Justice, Local Government
Police shooting of 14-year-old boy exposes JSO dispatch failure
The shooting, which the state attorney said was a “perfect storm” of unusual circumstances, revealed a critical flaw in JSO’s dispatch system.
Posted inFlorida
Feds to take lead in controversial Duval jail death investigation
The scope of the federal investigation into the death of Charles Faggart is unclear, and State Attorney Melissa Nelson did not say what conclusions her office has drawn about the case.
Posted inFlorida
Jacksonville state attorney seeks $130K from activist who lost records lawsuit, citing a rarely-used legal provision
A Jacksonville public-records activist who sued the Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office could now face a six-figure bill in a case that may redefine the landscape of open-records litigation in the Sunshine State.