Amendments to the Criminal Procedure Rules concerning discovery.

The Florida Bar's Criminal Procedure Rules Committee has submitted to the Florida Supreme Court an out-of-cycle report proposing an amendment to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.220 (Discovery). The court invites all interested persons to comment on the proposed amendment, which is reproduced in full below, as well as online at www.floridasupremecourt org/decisions/proposed.shtml. All comments must be filed with the court on or before February 14, 2018, with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on the committee chair, Judge Jon Berkley Morgan, 2 Courthouse Square, Room 6420, Kissimmee 34741-5487, ctjujm2@ocnjcc.org, and on the Bar staff liaison to the committee, Heather Savage Telfer, 651 E. Jefferson Street, Tallahassee 32399-2300, htelfer@flabar.org, as well as a separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case. The chair has until March 7, 2018, to file a response to any comments filed with the court. If filed by an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically filed via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 18, 2013). If filed by a nonlawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 (Sept. 13, 2004). Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 97 or higher. Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or...