Legislature gives murder witnesses some protection by shielding their identity

With overwhelming support from the Florida Senate on Thursday, a proposal that affords new protections for murder witnesses — heavily inspired by ongoing gun violence in Miami-Dade County — will go to Gov. Rick Scott’s desk and possibly become law. HB 111 passed the Senate by a 34-3 vote, similar to the near-unanimous show of support the bill received in the House late last month. Senators from Miami-Dade County called the bill “long overdue.” “I talk a lot about senseless violence …
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