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FL S0030
CL
AI Summary
- Appropriates $1.9 million from the General Revenue Fund to compensate Barney Brown for wrongful incarceration lasting 38 years following his 1970 conviction in Miami-Dade County
- Authorizes the Chief Financial Officer to issue a warrant and payment to Barney Brown from State Treasury funds
- Declares that this appropriation constitutes sole compensation for all present and future claims related to Brown's arrest, conviction, and incarceration, with no additional awards for attorney fees, lobbying fees, or costs
- Specifies that the act does not waive sovereign immunity or increase state liability under Florida Statutes section 768.28 or other law
- Brown's 1970 sentence was vacated in September 2008 by the 11th Judicial Circuit Court due to significant doubt regarding his guilt
Legislative Description
Relief of Barney Brown by the State of Florida
Last Action
Died in Special Master on Claim Bills
3/10/2018
Committee Referrals
Special Master On Claim Bills8/28/2017
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