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Gov. Rick Scott on Friday selected C. Alan Lawson, chief judge of the Daytona Beach-based 5th District Court of Appeal, to replace Justice James E.C. Perry, who is retiring.
Read More »Scott Taps Conservative Lawson For Supreme Court
Lawyers For Death Row Inmate Fire Back At Bondi
Lawyers for a Death Row inmate Larry Darnell Perry are blasting Attorney General Pam Bondi's request that the Florida Supreme Court clarify a decision that struck down a new law because it did not require unanimous jury recommendations in death-penalty cases.
Read More »Gainesville’s Government Plans To Respond To The Robert Dentmond Report
County and local mental health officials met Thursday to discuss solutions presented by the grand jury of the Robert Desmond shooting from March of this year.
Read More »Justices Overturn Decades-Old Death Sentence
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a new trial for a convicted killer who has spent more than four decades on Death Row for a racially charged murder during civil unrest in the Jacksonville area. The unanimous decision — a rarity in death penalty cases in which convictions are …
Read More »Court Requires Unanimous Juries In Death Penalty Cases
The Florida Supreme Court ruled Friday that jury recommendations to impose the death penalty must be unanimous.
Read More »New Phone Scam Impersonates Alachua County Sheriff Deputy
The Alachua County Sheriffs Office is warning residents of scammers, pretending to be deputies, calling and asking for money.
Read More »Fla.’s Death Penalty On Hold As Court Looks For Answers
Executions are on hold, judges across the state are postponing death penalty cases, and defense lawyers are seeking additional reviews.
Read More »UF Has One Mental Health Professional For Every 1,546 Students
The inadequate staffing has led to waiting lists, fewer counseling sessions and the need to rely on off-campus services, which are not covered by student health fees.
Read More »Governor Scott Adds $10 Million More To Fight Zika
Governor Scott approved more funds for fighting the Zika virus across the state.
Read More »Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease Outbreak at Florida State
Officials at Florida State University are hoping a campus-wide hand-washing campaign will help stop an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. According to school health officials, they’re seeing “significant decreases” in the outbreak. They say a dozen students were treated at on-campus health locations and another seven sought medical …
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