Florida police union vows to push for new laws after Marsyโs law ruling
The largest union representing Floridaโs law enforcement officers is vowing to get the stateโs laws changed after the Florida Supreme Court ruled this week that a 2018 constitutional amendment expanding crime victimsโ rights does not guarantee protection of the victimโs name.
Marsyโs Law doesnโt protect anyoneโs name, including law enforcement, Florida Supreme Court rules
A Florida constitutional amendment may protect a victim of crimeโs information, but that does not include their name and that goes for law enforcement too, the Florida Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday.
Volusia sheriff says โMarsyโs Lawโ should not apply to law enforcement
Volusia County Sheriff Michael Chitwood received approval Monday from the Florida Supreme Court to file a friend-of-the-court brief arguing that a 2018 constitutional amendment known as โMarsyโs Lawโ should not apply to law-enforcement officers.
Police identities are protected under Floridaโs Marsyโs law, appeals court rules
Siding with a union that represents law-enforcement officers, a state appeals court on Tuesday unanimously decided that a constitutional amendment expanding victimsโ rights can shield the identities of police officers who were threatened in use-of-force incidents.
Sheriff: Young child set fire to escape boarded up room
SPRING HILL, Fla. โ A young child who had been locked in a boarded up room set a mattress on fire Monday afternoon in an attempt to escape, sheriffโs officials in Florida said. Kelley Lynne Davis, 36, and Daniel Andrew Davis, 37, were arrested on aggravated child abuse charges, arrest reports said. They told Hernando County Sheriff's investigators that they have kept the child locked in the room for 11 or 12 hours every night, plus whenever the child misbehaved, since March. The ceiling fan in the room was broken and electricity was cut off in the room. The report didn't explain how the child started the fire.