Home -> Law Blog Directory -> Criminal Law Blogs -> Justice Building Blog

Criminal Law

: Justice Building Blog

HEIMLICH MANEUVER NEEDED...WE'RE CHOKING!

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

From the Miami Herald article on the Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice's comments on budget cuts:(The Crist is Senate Criminal Justice Committee Chairman Victor Crist)Noting that the use of court and social services rises with a bad economy, Crist also said that state attorneys, judges and public defenders need to do a better job managing their time, selecting cases to prosecute and ensuring that only the truly poor use public defenders. But neither Lewis nor state attorneys nor public defenders in the room said they were aware of widespread mismanagement of court time or cases."The full article is HERERumpole notes, we've recovered somewhat after reading that last sentence. Can CJ Lewis come to Miami and watch the crap they file? For instance, we have been reliably informed that the SAO in county court is no longer dismissing criminal cases where the person is charged with driving without eyeglasses...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on March 20, 2008 (boomark / email).