The existence of the letters, which, among other tactical purposes, are used primarily to advise prosecution targets of an opportunity to be heard before being arrested and charged, was revealed in records recently released from the criminal case against former state lawmaker Frank Artiles, who is accused of paying a friend to put his name on the ballot in a South Florida state senate race in 2020.
Read Professor Fingerhut’s comments here.
Professor Fingerhut is Assistant Director of the Trial Advocacy Program at FIU Law. He teaches Trial Advocacy, Pretrial Practice, and Criminal Procedure. He is dually appointed as a Fellow in The Honors College at FIU, where he serves as faculty advisor to PATH, the Honors College pre-law community, and teaches the upper division seminar Observing Ourselves.
Reach him at 305-348-8095 and fingerhut@fiu.edu.
To find out more about Trial Advocacy at FIU Law, visit law.fiu.edu/trialad.
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