Legal Opinion

U'dreka Andrews v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 17, 2018No. SC17-1034PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtPolston, J.

In this review of the First District Court of Appeal's decision in Andrews v. State , 218 So.3d 466 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017), we consider whether indigent defendants represented by pro bono counsel should be treated the same as defendants represented by private counsel or public defenders, both of whom do not have to reveal details about their hiring of experts to the prosecution. Specifically, the First District certified the following question:

WHETHER AN INDIGENT DEFENDANT WHO IS REPRESENTED BY PRIVATE COUNSEL PRO BONO IS ENTITLED TO FILE MOTIONS PERTAINING TO THE APPOINTMENT AND COSTS OF…

2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Miller v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 2012
  2. Maness v. MeyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  3. Williams v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1997
  4. Carzell Moore v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic and Classification Center, RespondentCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  5. San Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997

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