Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #1161FY0001

Indigent Appellants-2nd District

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Requester:

Amy Merrill

Organization:

Manatee County

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Title:

Indigent Appellants-2nd District

Date Submitted:

2/16/01 7:54:20 AM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsors:

Lesley Miller

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statewide Interest:

Regional request for reduction of backlog in 2nd Appellant Court.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipient:

Manatee County

Contact:

Amy Merrill

 

1112 Manatee Avenue West

Contact Phone:

(417) 493-0303 585

 

 

Bradenton, FL 34205

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Counties:

Hillsborough

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Service Area:

Government Entity

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Project Description:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Currently, the Public Defender of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, headquartered in Bartow, represents indigent appellants in felony appeals arising in the circuit Court fourteen counties comprising the Second Appellate District, which includes Manatee County.  In fiscal years 1998-1999, 1999-2000 and 2000-2001 the Public Defender of the Tenth Judicial Circuit received a special State appropriation in the amount of $300,000 to assist in eliminating the backlog of such appeals cases, which has been the subject of litigation in the Second District Court of Appeals and the Florida Supreme Court.  In addition, by court order, the counties have been required to fund special appellate defenders pending reduction of the backlog.  In order to further alleviate the backlog and to reduce or eliminate the burden on the Second Appellate District to fund indigent felony appeals, the Legislature is urged to continue the special appropriations of $300,000 in future fiscal years.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measurable Outcome Anticipated:

 

 

 

 

 

Reduction of backlog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amount requested from the State for this project this year:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total cost of the project:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Request has been made to fund:

Operations

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of funding match:

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project previously funded by the State?

 

Yes

 

 

Fiscal Year:

2000-2001

Amount:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is future-year funding likely to be requested?

 

Yes

 

 

Amount:

$300,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purpose for future year funding:

 

Recurring Operations

 

 

Will this be an annual request?

 

 

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?

 

No

 

Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget?

No

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Is there a documented need for this project?

 

Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?

Yes

 

 

Hearing Body:

Manatee County Legislative Delegation

 

Meeting Date:

2/2/01