Seminole County v. Spaziano

DAUKSCH, Judge.

Petitioner, Seminole County, seeks certio-rari review of an order which appointed co-counsel in a capital ease at the county’s expense. In 1976, Joseph Spaziano was convicted of first-degree murder and received a death sentence. As the result of a post conviction proceeding in 1996, Spaziano was *932granted a new trial. Although Spaziano is indigent, a private attorney, James M. Russ, represents him. While preparing for trial, Russ filed a motion for appointment of Robert N. Wesley as co-counsel. The trial court denied the motion for appointment. Russ then filed a motion for…