02-23-2012, 10:15 PM
filthy murdering old fucks that someone has to take care of.
it's an ever-increasing problem across the country, geriatric prisoners that cost taxpayers a lot of money.
i say bury this one under the jail.
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Norma Page, 28, was murdered in 1979.
OrlandoSentinel
Accused killer unfit for trial demands release from jail
Public Defender's Office says Steve Bronson Jr. held illegally in Osceola County Jail
February 23, 2012
KISSIMMEE Fla. More than a year after his arrest for Norma Page's 1979 murder, Steve Bronson Jr. might be released from jail as early as next week, court records show.
Declared incompetent to stand trial last year, the aging sex offender remains held without bail in the Osceola County Jail's medical unit.
His lawyers at the Orange-Osceola Public Defender's Office claim his continued incarceration is unconstitutional and that the murder charge against him should be dismissed. A hearing is set for next Thursday in front of Circuit Judge Scott Polodna.
Objections to the possibility of Bronson's release have been voiced by Page's survivors and extended family, who support legislation requiring criminal background checks on nursing home residents.
Page, 28, was the wife of a minister and mother of two young sons when she was stabbed to death in their St. Cloud home. Bronson, now 62, was not identified as a suspect until 2010 when his DNA matched specimens found at the murder scene. He confessed to the killing when questioned by St. Cloud police in December 2010.
A previous order by Polodna assigning Bronson to the state Department of Children and Families for residential treatment was overturned by the 5th District Court of Appeal because Bronson had been diagnosed with untreatable progressive brain damage, records show.
Where Bronson might live, if released, remains in question.
More than 60 nursing homes refused to consider accepting Bronson last year after learning about his still-pending murder charge. Crippled by a stroke in 2003, Bronson requires around-the-clock care.
While Bronson has two daughters, neither has spoken to him in years, according to interviews.
Attorney Laura Klossner of the Public Defender's Office said Bronson's placement will be up to DCF. The state agency's Adult Protection Unit must respond to the jail within 24 hours if an inmate incapable of caring for himself or herself is being released, she said.
DCF spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner said, "If a call to the Florida Abuse Hotline is generated re Mr. Bronson, it would be handled no differently than any other call re a vulnerable adult who is at risk of being harmed or lacks the ability to protect themselves from harm."
it's an ever-increasing problem across the country, geriatric prisoners that cost taxpayers a lot of money.
i say bury this one under the jail.
Norma Page, 28, was murdered in 1979.
OrlandoSentinel
Accused killer unfit for trial demands release from jail
Public Defender's Office says Steve Bronson Jr. held illegally in Osceola County Jail
February 23, 2012
KISSIMMEE Fla. More than a year after his arrest for Norma Page's 1979 murder, Steve Bronson Jr. might be released from jail as early as next week, court records show.
Declared incompetent to stand trial last year, the aging sex offender remains held without bail in the Osceola County Jail's medical unit.
His lawyers at the Orange-Osceola Public Defender's Office claim his continued incarceration is unconstitutional and that the murder charge against him should be dismissed. A hearing is set for next Thursday in front of Circuit Judge Scott Polodna.
Objections to the possibility of Bronson's release have been voiced by Page's survivors and extended family, who support legislation requiring criminal background checks on nursing home residents.
Page, 28, was the wife of a minister and mother of two young sons when she was stabbed to death in their St. Cloud home. Bronson, now 62, was not identified as a suspect until 2010 when his DNA matched specimens found at the murder scene. He confessed to the killing when questioned by St. Cloud police in December 2010.
A previous order by Polodna assigning Bronson to the state Department of Children and Families for residential treatment was overturned by the 5th District Court of Appeal because Bronson had been diagnosed with untreatable progressive brain damage, records show.
Where Bronson might live, if released, remains in question.
More than 60 nursing homes refused to consider accepting Bronson last year after learning about his still-pending murder charge. Crippled by a stroke in 2003, Bronson requires around-the-clock care.
While Bronson has two daughters, neither has spoken to him in years, according to interviews.
Attorney Laura Klossner of the Public Defender's Office said Bronson's placement will be up to DCF. The state agency's Adult Protection Unit must respond to the jail within 24 hours if an inmate incapable of caring for himself or herself is being released, she said.
DCF spokeswoman Carrie Hoeppner said, "If a call to the Florida Abuse Hotline is generated re Mr. Bronson, it would be handled no differently than any other call re a vulnerable adult who is at risk of being harmed or lacks the ability to protect themselves from harm."