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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 27.70427.704 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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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:
Cases Citing Statute 27.704
Total Results: 7
520 F.3d 1311, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 6090, 2008 WL 756348
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 24, 2008 | Docket: 26437
Cited 101 times | Published
at least five of such proceedings." Fla. Stat. § 27.704(1). When Downs' second lawyer resigned in November
941 F. Supp. 1129, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11432, 1996 WL 447194
District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 7, 1996 | Docket: 2506956
Cited 21 times | Published
sets competency standards in Florida Statutes Section 27.704 for the hiring of CCR counsel, CCR has blatantly
820 So. 2d 185, 2002 WL 243084
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 21, 2002 | Docket: 1715663
Cited 5 times | Published
in capital postconviction proceedings, see section 27.704, Fla. Stat. (2000),[4] as well as *189 providing
133 F.3d 783, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 35100
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 15, 1997 | Docket: 211848
Cited 1 times | Published
proceedings” prior to court appointment); and § 27.704(1) (requiring full-time assistant capital collateral
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 4, 2019 | Docket: 8498549
Published
qualifications to be a designated attorney under section 27.704(2),
Florida Statutes. Cartenuto responded
260 So. 3d 908
Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 2018 | Docket: 8439943
Published
qualifications to be a designated attorney under section 27.704(2), Florida Statutes. Cartenuto responded that
133 F.3d 783
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 15, 1997 | Docket: 422126
Published
proceedings” prior to court appointment); and § 27.704(1) (requiring
full-time assistant capital collateral
