Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided March 18, 2009No. 4D08-3090PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFarmer, J.
Who shall represent the indigent defendant on his direct appeal?
The appellate Public Defender (PD) says she has a conflict because she already represents the co-defendant on his appeal, convicted for the same crimes. 1 She points out that the trial court permitted the Public Defender there to withdraw from representing this defendant because of the same conflict. She also argues that the Regional Conflict Counsel 2 has no standing to object to a PD motion for leave to withdraw when the motion certifies conflict.
On the other hand, the RCC (through his assistant) objects to, allowing the PD to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Glasser v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- In Re Order on Prosecution of Cr. App.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Crist v. FL. ASS'N OF CRIM. DEFENSE LAWYERSSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
- Guzman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2012