Legislation was signed recently by Florida Gov. Rick Scott making medical marijuana legal with a deadline of July 3 for how patients can qualify and receive the drug. Floridians approved this last year with 71 percent of the vote. However, we need to remember that this is simply the initial framework for access to medical […]
Orange County and Juveniles in Prison
There was a recent piece that ran on NPR about the disproportionate amount of African Americans youths that are being arrested as juveniles in Orange County. In a story entitled “In Prison by Sixteen”, it was revealed that Orange County has the most juvenile arrests in Florida for the last three years. Almost all of […]
The Politics of the Death Penalty
In the Markieth Lloyd case, the Orange County State Attorney Aramis Ayala declined to seek the death penalty and her office was removed from prosecuting this case by the governor. This decision caused distress in the law enforcement community and among those who support the death penalty in capital cases. This is the politics of […]
Representing Yourself in Court is NOT a Good Idea
Orange County courts have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Alleged cop-killer Markieth Lloyd made a splash when he refused his court-appointed attorney and demanded that he be allowed to represent himself. Markith Lloyd has continued to further his request to act as his own lawyer and objected to a court-ordered psychological […]
New Federal Crackdown on Marijuana Possible
The White House has announced that states will be subject to “greater enforcement” of the federal laws against marijuana use. This would have an obvious effect on states that have legalized the recreational use of marijuana. However, this could also have a trickle-down effect on how marijuana laws are enforced even at the local level. […]
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