State v. John P. Skinner
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Opinion
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED
STATE OF FLORIDA,
Appellant,
v. Case No. 5D18-685
JOHN PAUL SKINNER AND PAULA WRIGHT,
Appellees.
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Opinion filed July 27, 2018
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Charles J. Roberts, George T. Paulk and Jeffrey F. Mahl, Judges.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca R. McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Nancy Ryan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellees.
ORFINGER, J.
The State of Florida appeals the circuit court’s order denying its petition for a writ
of quo warranto, challenging the Office of Public Defender’s authority to intervene in civil
traffic infraction cases. Based on our opinion in State v. Grate, No. 5D18-683 (Fla. 5th
DCA July 27, 2018), issued simultaneously herewith, we treat this matter as a direct appeal, reverse the circuit court’s order, and remand with instructions to grant the
petition.1
REVERSED and REMANDED.
WALLIS and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.
1The circuit court considered this matter with a three-judge panel. Judge Paulk dissented and would have granted the petition.
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