(DOWNLOAD) "Crist v. Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers" by Supreme Court of Illinois # Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Crist v. Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Author : Supreme Court of Illinois
- Release Date : January 13, 2008
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 81 KB
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The issue in this case is whether the Legislature violated article V, section 18 of the Florida Constitution by enacting chapter 2007-62, Laws of Florida, which creates five Offices of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel to handle representation in criminal cases where a public defender has a conflict. We conclude that the creation of the five regional offices to handle representation in criminal cases where a public defender has a conflict does not implicate article V, section 18, which requires that the public defender in each circuit be elected. The legislative scheme is an organizational structure that supplants the prior system of private registry counsel and does not establish de facto public defenders in violation of the constitution. For these reasons, we reverse the trial courts grant of a petition for writ of quo warrantor and conclude that the Legislature did not act in contravention to article V, section 18 by enacting the legislation.