Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns, and Volusia County courts will be closed Friday, April 3, in observance of Good Friday. Courts (courthouses) throughout the Seventh Circuit will resume normal operations on Monday, April 6.
WHEREAS, the State Attorney and the Public Defender of the Seventh Judicial Circuit both recognize that the institution of a Blanket Demand for Discovery, pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220 and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.060 in all criminal and juvenile cases filed in the Circuit and County Courts of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, will allow for a more efficient handling of cases without prejudicing the defense or the State, and
WHEREAS, the Public Defender has made such a Blanket Demand, the original of which is attached hereto*, and
WHEREAS, the State Attorney has agreed to accept this Blanket Demand for Discovery which obligates the State Attorney to comply with the applicable provisions of Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220 within fifteen (15) days of the appointment of the Office of the Public Defender, and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.060 within five (5) days of the appointment of the Office of the Public Defender, and
WHEREAS, the Public Defender has agreed to accept the Blanket Demand as a full and complete demand for reciprocal discovery pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220 and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.060.
NOW THEREFORE, I, TERENCE R. PERKINS, Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, hereby order as follows:
TO BE RECORDED in Flagler, Putnam, St. Johns and Volusia counties.
DONE AND ORDERED in Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida this 30th day of June 2017.