FL: Tampa man who was first to face trial for Florida voter fraud in 2020 election gets probation

Source: tampabay.com 2/27/23 A Hillsborough County man who was the first person in Florida to face trial on charges of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election was sentenced Monday to two years of probation. Nathan Hart, 49, was arrested in August as part of a sweep announced by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in which about 20 people were arrested on voter fraud charges related to the 2020 election …. During the trial, Hart took the stand and explained that he was approached by a man outside a Hillsborough County…

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FL: Bills filed in both the Florida Senate and House that would allow the death penalty for child rapist

Source: firstcoastnews.com 3/1/23 The bill would allow people convicted of raping children to be executed on a non-unanimous jury vote of 8-4.   JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Accused child rapists face the death penalty under a bill filed Wednesday by two Republican lawmakers. Twin proposals were introduced in the Florida House and Senate to allow people who rape children under the age of 12 to be executed.  The House version was filed by new Jacksonville Rep. Jessica Baker, a prosecutor in the 7th Circuit. The Senate version was filed by Sen. Johnathan…

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SD: House Judiciary Pass Sex Offender Petition Registry Removal Bill

Source: mykxlg.com 2/27/23 Some sex offenders who committed their crimes out of state could petition to get off the South Dakota state sex offenders list under a bill passed Friday morning by the House Judiciary Committee. SB 176 would allow an individual taken off an out-of-state sex offender list to petition to be removed from the South Dakota sex offender registry. It would also allow a person who committed a crime in the other state that was not an offense that would land them on the South Dakota registry to petition…

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