Legal Opinion
State v. Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 13, 2009No. Nos. 3D08-2272, 3D08-2537PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
We review an order of the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit permitting the Public Defender for Florida’s Eleventh Judicial Circuit (“PD11”) to decline representation in all future third-degree felony cases.
I. Background
In twenty-one criminal cases, PD11 filed motions seeking permission to be relieved of its statutory obligation to represent indigent defendants in noncapital felony cases. Each motion was accompanied by a certificate of conflict wherein PD11 claimed that underfunding led to excessive caseloads, which has prevented it from carrying out its legal and ethical…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Forsythe v. Longboat Key Beach ErosionSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- Williams v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- In Re Order on Prosecution of Cr. App.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- State v. LewisSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- Crist v. FL. ASS'N OF CRIM. DEFENSE LAWYERSSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Public Defender, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- Hagopian v. Justice Administrative CommissionDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009
- State v. BowensDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2010
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
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