STATE
v.
OFFICE OF PD
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The Office of the Public Defender lacks authority to intervene in civil traffic infraction cases.
[1] The Office of the Public Defender is without authority to intervene in civil traffic infraction cases.
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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 (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.