First Appearance Materials
First Appearance Manual (Abridged)
Rules
Rule 3.132. Pretrial Detention
Proposed Amendment to First Appearance Rules
Statutes
Selected Sections of Chapter 27, Florida Statutes
27.51. Duties of public defender
27.5303. Public defenders; criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; conflict of interest
Florida Constitutional Provision
Cases
Case Excerpts – Appointment of Counsel at First Appearance
Case Excerpts – Pleas, Sentencing and Contempt at First Appearance