Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure – Corrected Opinion
February 18, 2016
Summary
The court adopted most proposed amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, adopted amendments to two rules with modifications, and rejected proposed amendments concerning juror questionnaires, sealing voir dire questionnaires, and the standard-jury-instructions web address. The amendments clarify capital-defense counsel qualifications, plea colloquy requirements, discovery, jury requests for testimony review, competency jurisdiction, filing procedures, and forms. The court also required that deportation advisements be given without requiring defendants to disclose their immigration status.