The State Attorney’s Office Of The Ninth Judicial Circuit Joins Prosecutorial Performance Indicators Project
ORLANDO, FL – The State Attorney’s Office for the Ninth Judicial Circuit has joined a network of nationally recognized researchers and prosecutors who are committed to increasing transparency and accountability by objectively measuring and analyzing prosecutorial practices.
Charges Filed Against Former Deputy Sheriff Ayler Cruz
ORLANDO, FL – This morning, our office filed charges against former Deputy Sheriff Ayler Cruz for perjuryin official proceeding, perjury when not in an official proceeding, and battery. It is important to note that as aresult of this incident, Ayler Cruz is no longer with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The State Attorney’s Office is grateful for the cooperation of Sheriff John Mina and the Orange County Sheriff’s Office regardingthis matter.
State Attorney Worrell’s Statement On The Withdrawal Of Death Notices
ORLANDO, FL – The Office of the State Attorney received a phone call at 8:30 a.m. this morning inviting us to an 11 a.m. press conference on former State Attorney Aramis Ayala’s decision to withdraw death notices in three cases. Whether to seek the death penalty is one of the most serious and difficult issues within the criminal justice system. I have promised to treat decisions on whether to seek it with extreme care, and I am currently in the process of forming a panel and developing a procedure to review every capital-eligible case that comes before my panel.
Ninth Circuit State Attorney Statement On The Revocation Of Death Notices
ORLANDO, FL – The outgoing State Attorney reviewed decisions made by her employees who worked under her supervision and informed us of the following
