Epstein Secrets

ithout the protection provided by rape shield statutes, victims may find trial an ordeal not worth enduring.” Stephens, 13 F.3d at 1010 (Cummings, C.J., dissenting) (quoting 124 Cong. Rec. H11944 (1978) (statement of Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman)); see Fed. R. Evid. 412 advisory committee’s note (“Too of

rpose for passage of the Act was “to protect the identity of victims of sexual crimes.” Fla. AGO 2003-56, 2003 WL 22971082 (Dec. 15, 2003) (“[T]he Legislature intended to make the identity of a victim of a sexual crime confidential in a court record or proceeding.”) Under Florida Section 794.024 of the

f Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04- 84 (Sept. 13, 2004) (on file with Clerk, Fla. Sup.Ct.). - 6 - EFTA00731425 LEWIS, C.J., and WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, QUINCE, CANTERO, and BELL, JJ., concur. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND IF FILED, DETERM

3.131 & 3.132, 948 So. 2d 731 (Fla. 2007). 2. The comment was filed by a Florida attorney. - 2 - EFTA00731421 While this matter was pending, the Legislature enacted the Anti-Murder Act, which became effective March 12, 2007, and which concerns the release of violent felony offenders of special concern a

ict court with instructions that it be returned to the trial court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. It is so ordered. QUINCE, C.J., and WELLS, ANSTEAD, and PARIENTE, JJ., concur. LEWIS, J., dissents with an opinion. BELL, J., dissents with an opinion. NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPI

s ambiguous. However, it analyzed the statute's legislative history, including a staff analysis explaining a 1997 amendment, and concluded that the Legislature intended to ban possession of all pornographic materials. Kasischke 946 So. 2d at 1159. In contrast, in a similar case, the Second District interpr