Defendant's Presence at Final Pretrial Can NEVER Be Waived — Division CR-C

High confidence· verified September 9, 2026Case Management4th Jud. Cir., Criminal Div. CR-C Policies, Procedures & Expectations (eff. Oct. 16, 2023), ¶ 7, 13

Summary

Judge Sacks: waivers of an in-custody defendant's appearance need prior Court approval and must be written and filed — and there is no waiver, ever, of the defendant's appearance at the Final Pre-Trial Conference.

Applies to

Florida > Fourth Judicial Circuit > Duval County > Felony Division CR-C (Judge Jonathan D. Sacks)

Source of truth

"there shall be no waiver of the defendant's appearance at the Final Pre-Trial Conference." / "Defense counsel shall not waive the presence of any in-custody defendant who has been transported to the courthouse from the jail without prior approval of the Court"

Official source: Div. CR-C Policies, Procedures & Expectations (Judge Sacks) — PDF
Source health: Healthy · checked October 24, 2026
Effective date: —
Last verified: September 9, 2026benchpath-reverify-2026-09-08 (custody hash match) | prior: Live fetch + sha256 of official PDF — 2026-07-05

Reviewer note: Verified against the live official PDF on 2026-07-05. 30-day recheck scheduled.

Criminal — Felony

Change history

July 14, 2026Monitor: Div. CR-C Policies, Procedures & Expectations (Judge Sacks) — PDF unreachable (timeout or network error).

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