IN RE FLORIDA RULES OF CRIM. PROC. RULE 3.710

No. 49355-D.

362 So.2d 655 (1978)

In re FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, RULE 3.710.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 7, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald K. Cacciatore, Chairman, Executive Counsel, Criminal Law Section of The Florida Bar, Tampa, and John A. Weiss of The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Paul Morris and Karen M. Gottlieb, Asst. Public Defenders, Miami, Bruce J. Winick, Gen. Counsel, Coral Gables, Terry L. DeMeo, Staff Counsel, South Miami, and Raymond W. Russell, Fort Lauderdale, for American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Craig S. Barnard and Jerry L. Schwarz, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, Tallahassee, and Andrew A. Graham, Rockledge, interested persons.


PER CURIAM.

On November 30, 1977, the Court initiated this rulemaking proceeding to consider whether presentence investigation reports should be eliminated from the sentencing process in all capital cases, in light of the statutory scheme for sentencing set out in Section 921.141, Florida Statutes (1975). The Court invited comment by all interested parties on a proposed change to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.710 which would achieve that objective.

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