Gray RohrerDecember 20, 2022
3min0
Wiggins has two children, a daughter who is a freshman at the University of Florida and a high school-aged son.
Tag: Florida Public Defender Association.A nice warm evening in Tallahassee on a very busy street while taking this shot.
Gray RohrerDecember 20, 2022
Mitch PerryMarch 6, 2017
6min327
There are numerous criminal justice reform bills already moving in committees in the Florida House and Senate this year, and on Monday a nonpartisan coalition called The Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform announced its formation on the eve of the 2017 Legislative Session kicking off on Tuesday. The Florida Campaign for Criminal Justice Reform includes the Southern […]
Associated PressNovember 11, 2015
6min233
Criminal defendants in three Central Florida counties often face a stark choice, a public defender says: Pay hundreds of dollars in fees that help fund the prosecutors’ office, as a condition of reaching a plea deal, or face trial and risk stiffer punishment. Now public defender Rex Dimmig says the practice creates unequal treatment for […]
Mitch PerrySeptember 9, 2015
3min334
A month ago, the Miami Herald reported that most Florida motorists whose drivers licenses were suspended in recent years simply failed to pay fines, not because of driving while under the influence citations. Failure to pay such fees accounted for 77 percent of all license suspensions from 2012 through 2015, the paper learned. The story showed […]