Now, the Senate has unanimously passed SB 694 to pay the Groveland Four’s surviving family members $4 million, years after Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepherd and Ernest Thomas were fully exonerated. The Senate vote was 38-0.
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The city is grieving the loss of Dr. Gordon Merritt, D.D.S., a man whose life and work left an indelible mark on this community. Dr. Merritt, who practiced dentistry for more than 53 years on Sistrunk Boulevard, passed away this week. He will be remembered not only for his professional excellence but also for his humility, generosity, and love for people.
In 1993, the Florida Supreme Court ruled it unlawful to charge individuals in cases where the sheriff’s office made crack cocaine and undercover deputies sold it before arrests.