state criminal court

Just a few weeks after Duval County Public Defender Matt Shirk hired Rosalie Bolin — a death penalty mitigation specialist who is married to a Florida Death Row inmate — Shirk canceled her contract Tuesday. Shirk said while her experience, prior successes and unique perspective on capital punishment would normally enhance his office’s capital crimes unit, he also cited her “well-publicized and colorful personal life that has grabbed the attention of many in the 4th Judicial Circuit, including...

What is a criminal defense lawyer? He or she is a legal professional who organizes a case in order to represent a client who is accused of a crime. These crimes include sex, drug and violent offenses which are things that are not approved by society as seen in this country’s laws. The job now of the criminal defense lawyer is to fight for the client by defending the client in open court in a jury of their peers. In some cases, this person is successful when the jury gives a verdict of not guilty....

When a potential client calls our firm and tells us that they are charged with a criminal offense, one the first things we generally ask them is whether they are charged in state or federal court. There have been several instances where we have represented two individuals at the same time who are charged with similar offenses but one has been charged in federal court and one has been charged in state court. Indeed, this has happened several times where we have simultaneously been representing two...

The Department of Corrections is part of a criminal justice system that includes hundreds of city, county, state and federal agencies. They include: Police Departments Sheriff’s Departments Prosecutors Defense Attorneys Superior Courts County Jails State Prisons Most criminal acts are never handled through the criminal justice process because they are not reported. In 200