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RECENT RELEASES - FLORIDA SUPREME COURT
RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE--AMENDMENT. The Court adopted proposed amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.112 (Minimum Standards for Attorneys in Capital Cases), 3.131 (Pretrial Release), 3.202 (Expert Testimony of Mental Mitigation During Penalty Phase of Capital Trial; Notice and Examination by State Expert), 3.203 (Defendant's Intellectual Disability as a Bar to Imposition of the Death Penalty), and 3.704 (The Criminal Punishment Code). Amendments include the addition of a new subdivision to rule 3.131 "which states that the court must revoke pretrial release for a person who commits a violation of section 843.23, Florida Statutes, while the person is on pretrial release," and new sentencing multipliers.
EVIDENCE CODE--AMENDMENT. The Court adopted chapter 2011-220, section 2, Laws of Florida, "to the extent it is procedural."
RULES OF TRAFFIC COURT--AMENDMENT. Florida Rules of Traffic Court 6.340 (Affidavit of Defense or Admission and Waiver of Appearance) and 6.480 (Deferred Payment of Penalty Imposed) were amended by the Court. The Court declined to adopt proposed amendments to 6.445 (Discovery; Infractions Only) and 6.455 (Amendments and Voluntary Dismissals by Issuing Officers). In addition to amending form language, the requirement that defendants must move for deferred payment was deleted and the minimum deadline to pay penalties was increased from 30 days to 60 days.
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