FOID law ruled unconstitutional
Sarah Mansur Capitol News Illinois
April 29, 2021
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SPRINGFIELD For the second time, a county judge in southern Illinois has ruled the state’s Firearm Owner Identification Card law unconstitutional, as applied to one state resident, Vivian Brown.
The ruling from Judge T. Scott Webb means the Illinois Supreme Court will, also for the second time, be in a position to decide whether to strike down the FOID card law as unconstitutional.
According to an Illinois Supreme Court rule, appeals in criminal cases “shall lie directly to the Supreme Court as a matter of right,” if the case involves a U.S. or Illinois statute being found “invalid.”
Accused accomplice in Valencia Street hostage situation, officer-involved shooting granted bond
and last updated 2021-04-22 10:28:01-04
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) â The alleged accomplice in the officer-involved shooting and hostage situation on April 8, 2021, has been granted bond and pre-trial release to Missouri by the Circuit Court for the Second Judicial Circuit in Leon County.
Valerie Hatton is charged with murder, armed robbery, burglary and kidnapping for a total of $50,000 in bonds.
The attorney for 28-year-old Hatton, assistant public defender John Knowles, entered the not guilty plea on her behalf Monday, April 12.
Hatton is required to check in by phone weekly to the Pre-trial Services Office and prohibited from possessing any weapons.
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The League of Women Voters of Tallahassee February 2021 Hot Topic
Mark your calendars for a compelling discussion on the state of criminal justice reform in Florida. We will be approaching this topic with thought leaders and experts from the three parts of our criminal justice system: law enforcement, courts, and corrections.
Hot Topic:
When:
LWVT Hot Topic Hostess Katie Bohnett, State Organizer and lobbyist for REFORM Alliance and League of Women Voters Tallahassee Board Member
Moderator: Trimmel Gomes, President, Gomes Media Strategies
Panelists:
Jessica J. Yeary, B.C.S., Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit
James Baiardi, Vice President for Services, Florida Police Benevolent Association
Circuit Judge Charles Dodson retires from bench after 12 years
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Posted at 12:45 PM, Jan 13, 2021
and last updated 2021-01-13 12:45:21-05
LEON COUNTY, Fla. (WTXL) â Circuit Judge Charles W. Dodson has retired from the circuit bench.
Judge Dodson officially retired on Jan. 4 after spending just two days shy of 12 years on the bench.
Judge Dodson was elected to the Second Judicial Circuit bench on January 6, 2009, and has served in the felony, civil, and family divisions, including juvenile delinquency for the last 12 years. It has been an honor and privilege to serve the citizens of the State of Florida and of the Second Judicial Circuit, said Judge Dodson. I am excited about the next chapter in my life.
Devan Patel, Naples Daily News
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11:21 am UTC Feb. 6, 2021
Devan Patel, Naples Daily News
Published
11:21 am UTC Feb. 6, 2021
This story was updated on Feb. 5, 2021, to reflect that while former FDLE Commissioner Gerald Bailey’s name was on a letter stating why a Florida agency declined to punish an officer who was forced out at the Sunny Isles Police Department in 2006, the letter was sent by the then-chairman of the Probable Cause Panel of the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.
Joseph Floyd turned Florida’s Crestview Police Department into a criminal enterprise, the judge said at his 2013 sentencing, but his willingness to break the rules didn’t start there.