MIAMI (CBSMiami) – Concern is growing that some people know they can commit crimes in Miami Beach and get away with it.
City Commissioner Steven Meiner wants to do something to prevent that.
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“I suggest that if a person is arrested and has a criminal record anywhere in the United States, we prosecute that case,” said Commissioner Steven Meiner.
According to Meiner, most of the arrests made between October and September of this year for violating city rules have not been prosecuted.
“There was a revolving door for arrests and immediate dismissals, and this is exactly what I received from our city attorney team, which showed that last year 92 percent of our arrests by our Miami Beach police were directly released, either by our own prosecutor.” Team or by the judge, ”said Meiner.
To stop this trend, Meiner has proposed Regulation R7N, which will direct prosecutors to appeal against cases dismissed by the courts where the accused has already been arrested or is a repeat offender in the US.
Lawyer David Weinstein said the proposed regulation would create a situation where people would be treated differently.
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“In this case, just impose a condition or just appeal, cases dismissed against people with a criminal record is not equal treatment and would be unconstitutional to apply,” he said.
Weinstein said a better approach is to address why the cases are closed.
“You need to better collect the evidence, bring the evidence to the judge, or use the prosecutors to bring the cases to the judges so they don’t lead to dismissals. Cases are dismissed because the evidence is missing or insufficient, or there is no violation of a law or regulation, ”he said.
Mine said something must be done to protect local residents and deter criminal activity.
“People come here because they know that what they do has no consequences. This is what they tell our police officers when they are arrested. You know there are no consequences, we have to change the narrative and show that you come here and commit a crime that you will commit in time, ”he said.
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Meiner proposes a second decision to collect statistical information on their conviction rates.
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