Entries tagged with “Duval County, Florida”
Policy Issues
Innocence
,Intellectual Disability
,Race
,Oct 28, 2022
Florida Study Documents Disproportionate Exclusion of Black Jurors in Jacksonville Death Penalty Cases
Two-thirds of Black women and more than half of Black men have been struck from jury service in Duval County death penalty cases, more than double the rate at which white prospective jurors are excluded, a study of capital jury selection in the Florida county has…
Policy Issues
Representation
,Feb 11, 2021
Former Florida Public Defender Who Dismantled Duval County Capital Defense Capabilities Pleads Guilty to Ethics Violations
Former Florida public defender Matt Shirk (pictured), who was defeated for re-election after scandals related to personal misconduct and undermining criminal defense services in one the nation’s most prolific death sentencing counties, faces suspension of his law license after pleading guilty to multiple ethics violations during his time in office. If the plea is approved by the Florida Supreme Court, Shirk will be suspended from practice for six months, and…
Policy Issues
Arbitrariness
,Official Misconduct
,Race
,Representation
,Aug 26, 2016
OUTLIER COUNTIES: Duval, Florida – Controversial Prosecutor, Inadequate Defense, Systemic Death Penalty Problems
Between 2010 and 2015, only 16 counties in the United States imposed five or more death sentences. Duval County, Florida, which consistently ranks among the most punitive death sentencing counties in the country, sentenced 25 capital defendants to…