HAGGINS v. STATE

No. 85-272.

498 So.2d 953 (1986)

Jerome HAGGINS, et al., Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

June 16, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for appellants.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

En Banc.


PER CURIAM.

The Public Defender of the Tenth Judicial Circuit, who prosecutes appeals in this court for public defenders throughout the district, has filed identical motions to withdraw as counsel in 247 pending criminal appeals. We consolidate these appeals only for the purpose of ruling on the motions.

The public defender alleges a current caseload of 963 noncapital appeals and says that he is being appointed to an average of 84 new appeals each month. However...

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