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Vast majority of voters in new UNF poll favor moving jail out of downtown — despite potential $1B price tag
Read full article: Vast majority of voters in new UNF poll favor moving jail out of downtown — despite potential $1B price tagIt’s a staggering number from a new UNF poll about community support for moving the Duval County jail.
Lawyers for Donald Smith focus on jury selection as he appeals conviction for 2013 rape, murder of 8-year-old girl
Read full article: Lawyers for Donald Smith focus on jury selection as he appeals conviction for 2013 rape, murder of 8-year-old girlDonald Smith, the man convicted and sentenced to death in the murder of 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle, will be back in court Tuesday morning for an evidentiary hearing as he continues to push for a new trial under the claims that his counsel in his 2018 trial was ineffective.
After firing coach, Flyers drop 9th straight, 7-5 to Avs
Read full article: After firing coach, Flyers drop 9th straight, 7-5 to AvsErik Johnson had a goal and an assist, and the Colorado Avalanche beat Philadelphia 7-5 to hand the Flyers their ninth straight loss just hours after they fired coach Alain Vigneault.
Grim evidence, jailhouse confession in Russell Tillis’ trial
Read full article: Grim evidence, jailhouse confession in Russell Tillis’ trialThe long-delayed trial of Russell Tillis on charges that he killed and dismembered Joni Gunter and then buried her in the yard of his Southside Jacksonville home began with grim details of her death.
Years after body found, Russell Tillis goes on trial for murder
Read full article: Years after body found, Russell Tillis goes on trial for murderNearly five years after the remains of a 30-year-old woman were found in the backyard of his home, jury selection began Monday in the trial of Russell Tillis.
NHL revises virus protocols; Colorado is 5th team shut down
Read full article: NHL revises virus protocols; Colorado is 5th team shut downNew York Rangers coach David Quinn of the New York Rangers stands behind the bench during the team's NHL hockey game against the Washington Capitals on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in New York. (Bruce Bennett/Pool Photo via AP)The NHL revised its virus protocols in a bid to keep the shortened season on track, but not before a fifth team was idled by COVID-19 problems. Hours after the league announced changes visible in arenas and important behind the scenes, Colorado joined the growing list of U.S.-based teams shut down for virus concerns. Colorado captain Gabriel Landeskog joined teammate Tyson Jost on the league's COVID-19 unavailable list Thursday. Bettman said fewer than half the players in protocol have been because of a confirmed positive test and many of those were asymptomatic.
Russell Tillis' 12th lawyer is on the case
Read full article: Russell Tillis' 12th lawyer is on the caseAttorney Donald Mairs (pictured left), attorney Chuck Fletcher (center) and Russell Tillis (right) appear in court Thursday morning. A judge appointed Donald Mairs as the 12th lawyer for Russell Tillis, who is accused in the murder of Joni Gunter, whose remains were found in his yard in 2016. John Rockwell, a former assistant state attorney who prosecuted Tillis in 2007 on a prostitution charge, was appointed as Tillis' 11th defense lawyer on April 1. Tillis filed a Nelson motion, saying he wanted Fletcher removed from the case. When Tillis appeared in court Thursday morning with Mairs, Borello denied Tillis' motion to have Fletcher removed.
Another lawyer allowed to withdraw from Russell Tillis case
Read full article: Another lawyer allowed to withdraw from Russell Tillis caseJohn Rockwell, a former assistant state attorney who prosecuted Tillis in 2007 on a prostitution charge, was appointed as Tillis' 11th defense lawyer on April 1. Judge Mark Borello granted a motion Friday for Rockwell, who was the second chair, to withdraw in the case. Tillis filed a Nelson motion, saying he wanted Fletcher removed from the case. Prosecutors also interviewed Janis Eldridge, a private investigator who was subpoenaed and brought in for a sworn statement in the case. Eldridge stood before Borello on Friday morning under oath, saying she has been a private investigator for Tillis since 2015.