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Judge: Names of Tallahassee officers who used deadly force not shielded by Marsy’s Law

The decision by a Leon County Circuit judge could set the first legal precedent limiting how the law could be used to shield the names of police officers who use deadly force.
 
The Tampa Police Department investigates a crime scene that involved a drive-by shooting on East Lake Avenue and North 22nd Street in 2017. Citing a new Florida constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law, the department is now withholding the names of crime victims and other information. Now that exemption can include the names of law enforcement officers who use deadly force.
The Tampa Police Department investigates a crime scene that involved a drive-by shooting on East Lake Avenue and North 22nd Street in 2017. Citing a new Florida constitutional amendment known as Marsy’s Law, the department is now withholding the names of crime victims and other information. Now that exemption can include the names of law enforcement officers who use deadly force. [ OCTAVIO JONES | TIMES ]

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