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This is a smart use of judicial resources that could give some juveniles a fresh opportunity at life while enabling prosecutors and the courts to pursue larger threats to public safety. Warren has followed through on a promise he made in last year's election campaign, and the effort is off to a promising start.
Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren would make it safer for victims and police alike with his plan to remove firearms from defendants charged with domestic violence.
That's why a new effort by Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren serves such a broad public benefit. His new program to audit the credibility of criminal convictions advances the cause of justice.
The efforts by Warren and Frank stand in stark contrast to state leaders … It shouldn’t fall to the counties to act individually to guarantee statewide constitutional protections. But residents of Hillsborough should be thankful their court officers are acting in the public interest.
Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren is teaming up with The Spring of Tampa Bay for the “We Are Open” campaign reminding victims of domestic violence that resources are still available during the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign spreads the message, “Help for victims of domestic violence never closes.” It aims to reverse troubling statistics showing an increasing number of abuse victims are not reaching out for support, and are instead suffering in silence.
Today is an important day for justice — justice for the family of a victim and a man convicted of killing her,” Warren said. “This is painful and tragic. But it’s the truth, and when you tell the truth, justice is done.
Dealing a blow to Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, a federal court of appeals on Wednesday ruled that he had violated First Amendment protections when he suspended a progressive state prosecutor for political gain.
A close examination of the episode, including interviews, emails, text messages and thousands of pages of government records, trial testimony, depositions and other court records, reveals a sharply different picture: a governor’s office that seemed driven by a preconceived political narrative, bent on a predetermined outcome, content with a flimsy investigation and focused on maximizing media attention for Mr. DeSantis.
DeSantis has consistently displayed authoritarian behavior, shredding the First Amendment and bullying state actors to knuckle under to his radical views. For standing up to the bullying and demanding that voters, not DeSantis, pick their county prosecutor, we can say well done, Mr. Warren.
The child molesters and pedophiles that Hillsborough County alone has sent away are enough to fill an entire wing of a prison," Warren said. "We can sleep better knowing that they're sleeping in prison.