A deaf man serving a life sentence for murder was framed by his brother, supporters of the inmate insist, but in a surprise twist, a third brother showed up to a parole hearing Wednesday and said both his siblings are guilty. Felix Garcia didn't receive a fair trial in the 1981 Tampa slaying for which both […]

33 years later, the Florida Commission on Offender Review listened to Garcia brothers' cases for parole Wednesday.  Pat Bliss and another attorney, Reginald Garcia, are fighting to exonerate Felix of a life sentence.  "What other cases do you have a seven hour alibi by two credible witnesses," Reginald said.

Reggie Garcia, a Florida clemency lawyer, said paper copies often are kept in addition to e-mails for information including inmate behavior reports, job performance and education achievement.  But important documents could be lost, he said. To the extent important legal information is only kept in e-mail format, and I cant say for sure that it […]

They do charity work throughout the community including helping with medical issues like vision and hearing loss.  But some members of the Tallahassee Lions Club didn't want to hear a presentation on the medical marijuana amendment on the November ballot. Only Tallahassee Attorney Reggie Garcia was originally scheduled to speak supporting of the measure. Read […]

Reggie Garcia of Reginald R. Garcia, P.A., in Tallahassee presented on executive clemency, parole, and state prison community work release to 200 defense lawyers at the Florida Public Defender Associations annual training conference in Miami. 

Convicted felons lose the rights to vote, serve on a jury and run for elected office.  In order to get these rights restored, a person must file an application for restoration of civil rights (RCRs) and be crime-free for at least !ve years to be eligible for approval without a hearing, and for the 35 […]

During Fiscal Year 2007, more than 30,000 incidents were reported to the department's inspector general's office, which represented a 53 percent increase over five years. Those reports include complaints against staff, inmate injuries, and escape attempts.  Reggie Garcia, a Florida clemency lawyer, said there are often paper copies, in addition to those in emails, of […]

Medical marijuana is one of the hottest issues on Floridas November ballot, and on this weeks Florida NewsMakers program produced by Sachs Media Group, Trimmel Gomes hosts a debate featuring a pair of the top legal minds behind the campaigns for and against Amendment 2.

Friday will mark two months since Florida State University law professor Dan Markel was murdered. Reggie Garcia was a friend who lives in the same neighborhood.  I think there's an increasing feeling that every day that passes that you don't have an eyewitness or someone who saw the vehicle of interest, it makes it harder […]