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Legislating Away Murder

By Brian Tannebaum

In last year's first legislative session for Florida Governor Charlie Crist, the "Anti-Murder Bill" became law. The running joke was "are you for or against murder?" The bill passed the first day of session, and was signed into law immediately.Seems to be a question about what it says. The Anti-Murder Act says in sum, that a judge has to make certain findings before letting a "violent offender of special concern" who has been alleged to have violated their probation, out on bond. I ask everyday whether there are any "violent offenders" that are not of "special concern."Recently, a guy with a lengthy criminal past was let out on bond in Florida and subsequently killed a police officer. Now Governor Crist is publicly questioning whether the judge failed to follow the Anti-Murder Act...continue to full post

Full post as published by Criminal Defense on August 19, 2007 (boomark / email).