State v. Skinner, 249 So. 3d 790 (2018)

July 27, 2018 · District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District · Case No. 5D18-685

249 So. 3d 790

STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
John Paul SKINNER and Paula Wright, Appellees.

Case No. 5D18-685

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Opinion filed July 27, 2018

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Rebecca R. McGuigan, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Nancy Ryan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellees.

ORFINGER, J.

The State of Florida appeals the circuit court's order denying its petition for a writ of quo warranto, challenging the Office of Public Defender's authority to intervene in civil traffic infraction cases. Based on our opinion in State v. Grate, No. 5D18-683, --- So.3d ----, 2018 WL 3595263 (Fla. 5th DCA July 27, 2018), issued simultaneously herewith, we treat this matter as a direct appeal, reverse the circuit court's order, and remand with instructions to grant the petition.¹

REVERSED and REMANDED.

WALLIS and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.

1 The circuit court considered this matter with a three-judge panel. Judge Paulk dissented and would have granted the petition.