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It is the Legislature's role to set policy and to doeme available resoureas according to its perceived priorities. Ir <br />the Y,s$Wmrg detannines that it is wise ad in the public interest to fund Appointed a:apital representation at a level <br />greater than the eomstitutionally required minimum, it nay du au. However, it is out app: update for the Court to <br />create substetndve sights under the guise of a procedural rola <br />Finally, the mbidumity of the proposed rule and tha ladonid <br />s of guidance in the selection proem eincrease the <br />number of appeai. A dela gIM is enWW to compateat Tgreseatetion and numerous legal protections. Yet, <br />viepptts. their a, and the state are also cowlad to justice. <br />For these Munk I rwactan01T► rc ogion td *U too Com VA $ opt twm rides. <br />Keapoo:&tir fulu duA <br />Aon <br />e— <br />Repruentatives <br />Cbaitman, House Justice Council <br />VOCil v4dkwunlwhitclu ji4 <br />cc: The Honorable Lawton Chiles, Governor of Florida <br />The Honorable Toni Jennings, presidatt of the Florida s=w% s <br />The Honorable Daniel Webstw, Speaker of the Florida Hoose of Representatives <br />ON MOTION by Commissioner Tippin, SECONDED by <br />Commissioner Adams, the Board, by a 4-0 vote (Commissioner <br />Macht absent) unanimously adopted Resolution 97-121 relating <br />to court-appointed attorneys in death penalty cases; opposing the <br />adoption of minimum standard G which would require trial courts <br />to appoint two attorneys in each death penalty case; requesting <br />that the Florida Supreme Court not adopt Minimum Standard G <br />because state funds have not been appropriated in the current <br />budget and because of the financial impact on Florida's counties; <br />authorizing the County Administrator to send certified copies of <br />Resolution to certain officials; and providing an effective date. <br />OCTOBER 7, 1997 <br />119 rA Ed <br />