Florida Statute 27.704 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 27
STATE ATTORNEYS; PUBLIC DEFENDERS; RELATED OFFICES

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F.S. 27.704

27.704 Appointment of assistants and other staff.—Each capital collateral regional counsel may:

(1) Appoint, employ, and establish, in such numbers as he or she determines, full-time or part-time assistant counsel, investigators, and other clerical and support personnel who shall be paid from funds appropriated for that purpose. A full-time assistant capital collateral counsel must not be disqualified pursuant to s. 27.7045; must be a member in good standing of The Florida Bar, with not less than 3 years’ experience in the practice of criminal law; and, prior to employment, must have participated in at least five felony jury trials, five felony appeals, or five capital postconviction evidentiary hearings or any combination of at least five of such proceedings. Law school graduates who do not have the qualifications of a full-time assistant capital collateral counsel may be employed as members of the legal staff but may not be designated as sole counsel for any person.

(2) Contract with private counsel who are members in good standing of The Florida Bar or with public defenders for the purpose of providing prompt and cost-effective representation for individuals who are sentenced to death in this state. A private counsel or public defender under contract with the regional counsel must not be disqualified pursuant to s. 27.7045; must have at least 3 years’ experience in the practice of criminal law; and, prior to the contract, must have participated in at least two capital trials or capital sentencing proceedings, five felony appeals, or five capital postconviction evidentiary hearings, or any combination of at least five of such proceedings.

(3) Appoint pro bono assistant counsel, who must be members in good standing of The Florida Bar, and who shall serve without compensation at the discretion of the capital collateral regional counsel.

History.—s. 3, ch. 85-332; s. 148, ch. 95-147; s. 4, ch. 97-313; s. 6, ch. 2013-216.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 27.704

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 27.704.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 27.704

Total Results: 4

Albert A.A. Cartenuto, III v. Justice Administrative Commission

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-04

Snippet: qualifications to be a designated attorney under section 27.704(2), Florida Statutes. Cartenuto responded that

Albert A.A. Cartenuto, III v. Justice Administrative Commission

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Citation: 260 So. 3d 908

Snippet: qualifications to be a designated attorney under section 27.704(2), Florida Statutes. Cartenuto responded that

In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Crim. Proc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-02-21

Citation: 820 So. 2d 185, 2002 WL 243084

Snippet: capital postconviction proceedings, see section 27.704, Fla. Stat. (2000),[4] as well as *189 providing

Gulf Cities Gas Corp. v. Tangelo Park Service Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1971-10-27

Citation: 253 So. 2d 744, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5934

Snippet: the plaintiff recover from defendant Gulf Cities $27,704.52 plus interest in the amount of $3,386.36, and