Christian Ziegler case leads Lauren Book to revisit Marsy’s Law
One of the main supporters of Marsy’s Law, which established a slate of rights for crime victims, is criticizing the way former Republican Party of Florida Chair Christian Ziegler invoked it to block information from his cellphone recovered by law enforcement while investigating a sexual assault allegation against him.
“I’m a little surprised. I don’t know that that’s exactly what we intended,” said Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book, a vocal supporter of Marsy’s Law. “That’s not necessarily the way it was intended. It’s for true victims of crime.”
Book says part of the confusion surrounding the law and its haphazard interpretation around the state stems from the lack of an implementing bi...
