💼 FL Traffic & Juvenile Rules + Puglesi v. State (Client vs. Attorney on Witnesses) | Jun. 6, 2012

FL Rules of Traffic Court Amendments | FL Rules of Juvenile Procedure Amendments | Puglesi v. State | Florida Supreme Court | June 6, 2012 William Abramson presented proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court on behalf of the Traffic Rules Committee. Joel Silvershine (chair of the Juvenile Rules Committee) presented proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. Melanie Casper (Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, Fourth District) argued for Vincent Puglesi, convicted of first-degree murder in Palm Beach County in a death penalty trial, on the key issue of whether the client or the attorney has the ultimate say in which witnesses to call at trial — citing this court's ruling in Blanco v. State and the Fifth DCA's reliance on that ruling in Kaine v. State. Key issues addressed: FL Rules of Traffic Court: Proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court, presented by the Traffic Rules Committee FL Rules of Juvenile Procedure: Proposed amendments to the Rules of Juvenile Procedure, presented by the Juvenile Rules Committee chair Puglesi v. State: Whether the ultimate decision on which witnesses to call at trial belongs to the client or the attorney, and what IAC standard applies when attorney and client disagree on witness selection in a capital murder case 🔗 Florida Rules & Legal Resources: www.floridarules.net #FloridaSupremeCourt #FloridaAppeal #DeathPenalty #IAC #WitnessSelection #FloridaRules #TrafficCourt #JuvenileRules #OralArguments #FloridaCriminalLaw