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Eleventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Grant of Habeas Relief, Notes It’s ‘Murky on When Putting Two Suspects in a Room Together Qualifies as Interrogation Under Miranda’

Article • July 15, 2024 • from CLN July, 2024

Filed under: AEDPA, Miranda, Custodial Interrogations, Minors, Use of, Interrogation

Eleventh Circuit Reverses District Court’s Grant of Habeas Relief, Notes It’s ‘Murky on When Putting Two Suspects in a Room Together Qualifies as Interrogation Under Miranda’ by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit reversed the U.S. District Court for the Southern District …

Knox v. Bradshaw, FL,Settlement, Excessive Force, 2024

Brief • July 1, 2024

Filed under: Excessive Force, Stun Guns/Tasers

Knox v. Bradshaw, FL,Settlement, Excessive Force, 2024 PALM BEACH COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE FLSS Exemption Sheet X FSS ☐ 119.071(2)(c) ☐ 112.533(2)(a) Open Internal Affairs investigation. ☐ 119.071(2)(d) Surveillance techniques, procedures, and personnel; inventory of law enforcement resources, policies, or plans pertaining to mobilization, deployment, or tactical operations. ☐ 119.071(3)(a), 281.301 …

HRDC Files Civil Rights Action on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Florida Man Who Spent 45 Years in Prison

Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, False Arrest, False Imprisonment, Hypnotically Refreshed Memory, Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Evidence - Failure to Disclose

HRDC Files Civil Rights Action on Behalf of Wrongly Convicted Florida Man Who Spent 45 Years in Prison by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford   On April 17, 2024, the Human Rights Defense Center (“HRDC”), CLN’s non-profit publisher, and the civil rights law firm of Loevy and Loevy filed suit …

Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops

Article • June 15, 2024 • from CLN June, 2024

Filed under: Police Misconduct, Government Misconduct, Prosecutor/Attorney General Misconduct, Prosecutors, Police/Govt Misconduct, Criticism of Government

Reform-Minded Prosecutors Face Backlash for Prosecuting Bad Cops by Sam Rutherford by Sam Rutherford   In the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement spurred by the police-involved killing of George Floyd, citizens across the country elected reform-minded prosecutors who ran on platforms promising accountability for police who break the …

Williams v. Ritchey, FL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2024

Filing • April 17, 2024

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Hypnotically Refreshed Memory, Brady Rule violations, Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Evidence - Failure to Disclose

Williams v. Ritchey, FL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2024 Case 3:24-cv-00367 Document 1 Filed 04/17/24 Page 1 of 40 PageID 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION Willie Williams, Plaintiff, No.24-cv-367 v. Charles David Ritchey, W. J. Mooneyham, J.R. Starling, the Estate of …

Williams v. Ritchey, FL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2024

Brief • April 17, 2024

Filed under: Wrongful Conviction, Wrongful Imprisonment, Hypnotically Refreshed Memory, Perjury/Perjured Testimony, Evidence - Failure to Disclose

Williams v. Ritchey, FL, Complaint, Wrongful Conviction, 2024 Case 3:24-cv-00367 Document 1 Filed 04/17/24 Page 1 of 40 PageID 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE DIVISION Willie Williams, Plaintiff, No.24-cv-367 v. Charles David Ritchey, W. J. Mooneyham, J.R. Starling, the Estate of …

Understanding Fusion Centers

Article • March 15, 2024 • from CLN March, 2024

Filed under: Police State-Surveillance, Electronic Surveillance

Understanding Fusion Centers by Michael Thompson by Michael Dean Thompson Introduction After 9/11, authorities determined the event was possible due to a failure of the various intelligence agencies to communicate with each other and share their information, data, insights, and discoveries. In 2007, Eben Kaplan wrote for the Council on …

Phillips v. Inch, FL, Settlement, Denial of Disability Accomodations, 2024

Brief • February 5, 2024

Filed under: Urinary, Kidney, Failure to Treat

Phillips v. Inch, FL, Settlement, Denial of Disability Accomodations, 2024 Case 3:22-cv-00997-BJD-LLL Document 100-3 Filed 02/05/24 Page 1 of 3 PageID 1513 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE I. PARTIES: This Settlement Agreement and Release ("Agreement") is entered into, effective as of the date of execution hereof, by Donny Phillips, as RELEASOR …

Eleventh Circuit Announces Supervised Release Term Not Tolled When Defendant Absconds, Deepening Circuit Split

Article • January 15, 2024 • from CLN January, 2024

Filed under: Probation, Parole & Supervised Release, Sentence

Eleventh Circuit Announces Supervised Release Term Not Tolled When Defendant Absconds, Deepening Circuit Split by Anthony Accurso by Anthony W. Accurso The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that, when a defendant has absconded while on supervised release, the clock on their period of supervision continues to …

Wood v. Fl Dept of Education, FL, Complaint, Discrimination, 2023

Brief • December 13, 2023

Filed under: Discrimination, Gender Discrimination -- Men

Wood v. Fl Dept of Education, FL, Complaint, Discrimination, 2023 Case 4:23-cv-00526-MW-MAF Document 1 Filed 12/13/23 Page 1 of 61 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA TALLAHASSEE DIVISION Katie Wood, Jane Doe, and AV Schwandes, Plaintiffs, v. Florida Department of Education; State Board of Education; Monesia …

Ireland v. Prummell, FL, Motion to Compel Production of Corizon's Mortalitiy Review, Wrongful Death, 2023

Brief • December 6, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death)

Ireland v. Prummell, FL, Motion to Compel Production of Corizon's Mortalitiy Review, Wrongful Death, 2023 IUNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION THOMAS B. IRELAND, CIVIL ACTION Plaintiff, Case No. 2:17-cv-468-FtM-MRM v. BILL PRUMMELL et al., Defendants. PLAINTIFF’S MOTION TO COMPEL PRODUCTION OF CORIZON’S …

News in Brief

Article • November 1, 2023 • from CLN November, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Alabama: According to The New York Times, the most notable sack and fumble of the Jefferson County high school football game on September 14, 2023, came after the game ended and the police were in the process of clearing the stadium. In the tradition of historically …

News in Brief

Article • October 1, 2023 • from CLN October, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by Arizona: According to information attained by Hatewatch, the leader of the extremist Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association emailed a video regarding an investigation into his son which could potentially cause the father to be prosecuted. Richard Mack sent a video of his son’s alleged child …

Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Final Judgment, 2023

Brief • August 30, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Final Judgment, 2023 File# 202339621 OR BK 4429 Pages 1410 RECORDED 08/30/23 at 12:53 PM Donald C . Spencer, Clerk Santa Rosa County, Florida DEPUTY CLERK GP Trans #1340699 Filing# 180808317 E-Filed 08/30/2023 10:46:50 AM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF …

Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Verdict, 2023

Brief • August 15, 2023

Filed under: Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Estate of Williamson v. Armor Correctional Health Services, Inc, FL, Verdict, 2023 IN THE CIRCUIT COURT IN AND FOR SANTA ROSA COUN'IY, FLORIDA FIRSf JUDICIAL CIRCUIT . CIVIL DIVISION BOBBY JAMFS WILLIAMSON, JR., individually, and as Personal Representative of the Estate of, MIST'\7i\UCHELLE WILLIAMSON, Deceased, ··-· Case No: 2020 CA …

Baker v. Smaw, FL, Complaint, Improper Removal of Board of Directors, 2023

Brief • August 14, 2023

Baker v. Smaw, FL, Complaint, Improper Removal of Board of Directors, 2023 Filing # 179530854 E-Filed 08/14/2023 08:49:21 AM IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR SARASOTA COUNTY, FLORIDA JEANNE BAKER, MICHAEL BARFIELD, JAMES BENJAMIN, JEFF BORG, DANIEL COOK, MARCIA HAYDEN, MARTINNOVOA, . Plaintiffs, v. …

Eleventh Circuit Announces Definition of ‘Controlled Substance Offense’ in Guidelines § 4B1.2(b) Does Not Include Inchoate Offenses and Expressly Overrules Precedent Holding to the Contrary

Article • August 1, 2023 • from CLN August, 2023

Filed under: Controlled Substances, Inchoate Conspiracy

Eleventh Circuit Announces Definition of ‘Controlled Substance Offense’ in Guidelines § 4B1.2(b) Does Not Include Inchoate Offenses and Expressly Overrules Precedent Holding to the Contrary by Douglas Ankney by Douglas Ankney The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, sitting en banc, held that the definition of “controlled substance …

FDOC and Centurion Contract Agreement 2023

Publication • June 29, 2023

Filed under: Centurion

FDOC and Centurion Contract Agreement 2023 CONTRACT #C3076 CONTRACT BETWEEN THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND CENTURION OF FLORIDA, LLC This Contract is between the Florida Department of Corrections (“Department”) and Centurion of Florida, LLC (“Contractor”), which are the parties hereto. WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Department is responsible for the operation …

News in Brief

Article • June 15, 2023 • from CLN July, 2023

Filed under: News in Brief

News in Brief by California: A former police officer with the LAPD, Paul Razo, 46, was arrested in early May 2023, accused of sexually assaulting at least four minor boys over the course of more than a decade. Weeks after his arrest, Razo died of medical complications while in custody. …

DOJ Inspector General-Inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Federal Correctional Institution of Tallahassee-Nov. 2023

Publication • 2023

Filed under: Bureau of Prisons (BOP)

DOJ Inspector General-Inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons' Federal Correctional Institution of Tallahassee-Nov. 2023 Inspection of the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ Federal Correctional Institution Tallahassee *** E VA L U AT I O N A N D I N S P E C T I O N S D …