SENATE AMENDMENT

    Bill No. CS for SB 1328

    Amendment No.    

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11  Senators Burt, Silver, and Gutman moved the following

12  amendment:

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14         Senate Amendment 

15         In title, on page 2, line 18,

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18         WHEREAS, persons convicted of murder and sentenced to

19  death in Florida are entitled to challenge the legality of the

20  judgment and sentence imposed upon them in postconviction

21  capital collateral litigation in the state and federal courts

22  in this state, and

23         WHEREAS, persons sentenced to death are entitled to

24  legal representation, at public expense, in such proceedings

25  by the office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel or by

26  counsel appointed by the court, or may be represented by

27  private counsel hired by such person under sentence of death,

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29         WHEREAS, the Legislature of Florida deems it a matter

30  of great public importance that state resources appropriated

31  to finance postconviction capital collateral litigation are

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    Bill No. CS for SB 1328

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 1  expended in a cost-effective manner and that such litigation

 2  be concluded without unreasonable or purposeful delay, and

 3         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the prudent

 4  expenditure of public moneys for and the reasonably

 5  expeditious and orderly conclusion to postconviction capital

 6  collateral litigation will best be accomplished by contracting

 7  for such services either with the offices of the Capital

 8  Collateral Regional Counsel or with private counsel who are

 9  retained or appointed for such purpose, NOW, THEREFORE,

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