Legal Opinion
Order on Motions to Withdraw Filed by Tenth Circuit Public Defender
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 22, 1993PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*3EN BANC.
The Public Defender of the Tenth Judicial Circuit has filed certificates of conflict and twenty-five motions, at least one for each county in the district, to withdraw from the representation of 382 appellants whose initial briefs are overdue. It appears that the Public Defender has not assigned attorneys in his office to undertake preparation of the briefs. The Public Defender requests that we issue a writ of mandamus to compel the circuit courts in each of the counties to appoint counsel to represent the affected appellants. The appointed counsel would be paid by each of the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Baggett v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
- State v. Dist. Ct. of Appeal, First Dist.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- In Re Order on Prosecution of Cr. App.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- In Re Order on Motions to WithdrawDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
3Cited by4 opinions
- In Re Certification of ConflictSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
- Fletcher v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- Rodriquez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- In Re Public Defender's CertificationSupreme Court of Florida · 1998