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FL H6501
CL
Status
Failed
4/30/2021
Primary Sponsor
Joseph Geller
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AI Summary
- Appropriates $1.9 million from the General Revenue Fund to compensate Barney Brown, who was wrongfully incarcerated for 38 years after being convicted of rape and robbery in Miami-Dade County in 1970, despite an earlier acquittal on the same charges in juvenile court
- In September 2008, the Circuit Court in the 11th Judicial Circuit vacated Brown's judgment and sentence because significant doubt existed as to his guilt
- The $1.9 million award satisfies all present and future claims related to Brown's arrest, conviction, and incarceration, and no additional awards may be made for attorney fees, lobbying fees, costs, or similar expenses
- The act does not waive any defense of sovereign immunity or increase the limits of liability for the state or any entity subject to s. 768.28, Florida Statutes
- The compensation is based on a moral acknowledgment of wrongful conviction, not a recognition of a constitutional right or violation
Legislative Description
Relief/Barney Brown/State of Florida
Last Action
Died in Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee
4/30/2021
Committee Referrals
Civil Justice and Property Rights Subcommittee1/22/2021
Full Bill Text
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