7 verbatim requirements from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1988-21 (a further document filed under the same order number).
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Verbatim from Fourth Circuit administrative order 1988-21 as published by the Duval County Clerk, harvested 2026-07-26; whitespace normalised only. • This ORDER amends the Second Amendment to Administrative Order Number 88-21 entered May 12, 1989. • WHEREAS, the Legislature approved and funded another Circuit Judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit, based upon the certification of the Florida Supreme Court that the need existed for such a judge, provided that the additional judge be targeted for the career criminal pilot project, now therefore, it is • ORDERED that for all pending cases in which the crime charged was committed on October 1, 1988, or thereafter: • 1. When a Defendant is charged with a felony of the second degree or higher and a. The Defendant is an habitual violent felony offender within the meaning of Section 775.084(1)(b), Florida Statutes, to-wit: (i) The Defendant has previously been convicted of a criminal offense (or attempt or conspiracy) of any: Arson; Sexual Battery; Robbery; Kidnapping; Aggravated Child Abuse; Aggravated Assault; Aggravated Battery; Murder; Manslaughter; Unlawful Throwing, Placing or Discharging of a Destructive Device or Bomb; Armed Burglary; and (ii) The felony for which the Defendant is to be sentenced was committed within 5 years of the date of the conviction of the last prior enumerated felony or within 5 years of the Defendant's release, on parole or otherwise, from a prison sentence or other commitment imposed as a result of a prior conviction for an enumerated felony, whichever is later; -or- • 2. A Defendant is charged with a felony (or attempt to commit a felony) involving trafficking, sale, manufacture, delivery or distribution of any controlled substance described in Chapter 893, Florida Statutes; and a. The Defendant is an habitual felony offender within the meaning of Section 775.084(1)(a), to-wit: (i) The Defendant has previously been convicted of two or more felonies in this State and at least one of those felonies was Trafficking, Sale, Manufacture, Delivery or Distribution of any Controlled Substance as described in Chapter 893, Florida Statutes; (ii) The felony for which the Defendant is to be sentenced was committed within 5 years of the date of the conviction of the last prior felony or other qualified offense of which he was convicted, or within 5 years of the Defendant's release, on parole or otherwise, from a prison sentence or other commitment imposed as a result of a prior conviction for a felony, or other qualified offense whichever is later; -or- • 3. The Defendant is charged with any Burglary to a Dwelling as described in Chapter 810, Florida Statutes; and a. The Defendant is an habitual felony offender within the meaning of Section 775.084(1)(a), to-wit: (i) The Defendant has previously been convicted of two or more felonies in this State and at least one of those felonies was a Burglary as described in Chapter 810, Florida Statutes; and (ii) The felony for which the Defendant is to be sentenced was committed within 5 years of the date of the conviction of the last prior felony or other qualified offense which he was convicted, or within 5 years of the Defendant's release, on parole or otherwise, from a prison sentence or other commitment imposed as a result of a prior conviction for a felony, or other qualified offense whichever is later; -or- • 4. The Defendant is charged with any Robbery as described in Chapter 812, Florida Statutes; and a. The Defendant is an habitual felony offender within the meaning of Section 775.084(1)(a), to-wit: (i) The Defendant has previously been convicted of two or more felonies in this State; and (ii) The felony for which the Defendant is to be sentenced was committed within 5 years of the date of the conviction of the last prior felony or other qualified offense of which he was convicted, or within 5 years of the Defendant's release, on parole or otherwise, from a prison sentence or other commitment imposed as a result of a prior conviction for a felony, or other qualified offense whichever is later; • said Defendant shall be assigned to Division CR-F upon filing of an Information or Indictment and certification by the State Attorney's Office that the Defendant meets the aforementioned criteria. • 5. In any case involving multiple Defendants, if any one Defendant meets the criteria set forth in Paragraphs One, Two, Three or Four, the Defendant and all co-defendants shall be assigned to Division CR-F. • 6. If any Defendant or co-defendant has a case meeting the criteria set forth in Paragraphs One, Two, Three or Four and has a separate pending felony case, that pending case and the case meeting the criteria in Paragraphs One, Two, Three or Four shall be assigned to Division CR-F. • 7. When any Defendant or co-defendant has been placed on probation and while on that probation is arrested on a felony charge, the State Attorney and/or Clerk shall assign the subsequent felony charge to the felony division which placed the Defendant or co-defendant on probation, and all co-defendants shall be assigned to that division notwithstanding that the Defendant otherwise meets the aforementioned criteria. • All amendments shall be effective January 1, 1990.
Armed Burglary; and (ii) The felony for which the ;efendant is to be sentenced was committed within 5 years of the date of the conviction of the last prior enumerated felony or within 5 years of the
Reviewer note: Order PDF sha256: 90aabb3c5e995fb5eb22167b7010c4e46794d839f77788d0d1142bdbe10ac55e. Extracted from the order's own text layer. One of several documents the Clerk publishes under order number 1988-21. Text recomposed 2026-09-09 (fix program 2026-09-09, Phase 4 — Duval lane): read page by page against the row's own edition in the Duval Clerk administrative-order catalogue (vision lane); wording unchanged; captions, recording stamps, signature blocks and distribution lists are not carried. Print: catalogue id 687 (1988-21__687.pdf (VOL 6807 PG 1862-1865, FILED DEC 1989; DONE AND ORDERED December 12, 1989, Chief Judge Santora), 4 pp). The harvest carried seven noise bullets; the whole Third Amendment read from the print (item 3(ii)'s 'offense which he was convicted' is the print's own wording).
2 verbatim requirements from 4th Circuit Administrative Order 1986-33A.
1 verbatim requirement from Fourth Circuit administrative order 2003-06.