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Public Response to Sarasota Herald Tribune Article

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The following letters are in response to an article by the Sarasota Herald Tribune "Race and politics influence judicial decisions". 

  • 12th Circuit Court Response to the 12/8/16 Sarasota Herald Tribune Article
  • Judge Charles Williams’ response to the Sarasota Herald Tribune Article “BIAS ON THE BENCH”
  • Response from Dr. Donal O'Shea, President of New College of Florida
  • Letter from Professor Patrick McDonald
  • Response from Patrick McDonald, Professor of Mathematics, Director of Data Science New College of Florida
  • Response from the Office of the Public Defender for the 19th Judicial Circuit
  • Response from Kate Alexander, Associate Director of Florida Studio Theatre
  • Response from Charlie Ann Syprett, Chair of the Sarasota County Bar Association’s Diversity Committee
  • Response from Anthony Ryan, President of the Sarasota Chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • Ashley Cortez: Offender falsely depicted
  • Chris M. Pratt, P.A. - Florida's Broken Sentencing System
  • Larry Eger: 'Bias' numbers don't lie
  • F. Scott Westheimer, 12th Circuit Representative, The Florida Bar, Board of Governors
  • Durand Adams: In praise of Williams
  • David A. Monaco: Sentencing ruled by plea deals, not bias

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DeSoto County
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