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Senate »  Senate signs off on changes to police lineups  A
measure setting new guidelines for police lineups now heads to
the Florida House after state senators signed off on the
proposal Friday.  With a 34-5 vote, the Senate approved SB 1206,
intended to reduce the number of wrongful convictions by, for
example, having lineups supervised by police officers who are
not involved in an investigation and don't know who the suspect
may be.  The bill was put forth by Sen. Joe Negron, R-Stuart, a
lawyer and member of the state's Innocence Commission.  "Let's
not pick out the wrong person out of a lineup to begin with,"
Negron said. "The vast majority of people who go to trial are
convicted."  Though few of Negron's colleagues voted against the
proposal, it faced stiff opposition from Sen. Steve Oelrich, a
Gainesville Republican and former sheriff who said the bill
unfairly targets law enfor