In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.142 and 9.210

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida adopted proposed amendments to two appellate rules governing death-penalty postconviction review and brief limits. The amendments require service of nonfinal-order review petitions on the judge who issued the order and add word-count equivalents to existing page limits for specified postconviction appeals. The amendments take effect October 1, 2024.