A Florida drug court that's become a national model imitated by more than 400 communities across the country has become so overwhelmed that it will temporarily stop taking new cases, thrusting hundreds of defendants into mainstream criminal court to face possible prison time instead of treatment and rehabilitation options. Miami-Dade Circuit Court's lone drug court judge is handling some 2,200 cases. The Miami-Dade chief judge says the moratorium will last no more than 120 days.
April 13, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
Miami-Dade’s overwhelmed felony drug court will stop taking new cases, thrusting hundreds of defendants into mainstream criminal court to face possible prison time instead of treatment and rehabilitation options.
Miami-Dade Chief Judge Joseph Farina confirmed in an e-mail that he declared the moratorium and that it will last no more than 120 days.
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