Judicial Assistant: Kortina Jones

1^st Floor Courthouse Annex

Courtroom: 19; Chambers: Suite 132

Division E-Mail: felonydivk@fljud13.org

Office Phone Number: (813) 272-6855

 

ZOOM CONFERENCE ROOM*
Meeting ID: 8266 9413 304

PASSCODE: 993938

CLICK HERE: https://fljud13-org.zoom.us/j/82669413304

 

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Zoom will require a Password. Our Password is 993938. You may also email the JA for the password at felonydivk@fljud13.org.

VIOLATION OF PROBATION PROCEDURES AND POLICIES

1. Court will be held on Mondays and Wednesdays starting at 9:00 a.m. This is strictly for defendants who are in custody in Hillsborough County. We will hold court via Zoom on these days so that we can zoom in to the jails. No in-person hearings will be held on these days.  


2. Court will be held on Tuesdays starting at 10:00 a.m. This docket may be in person or on Zoom, your choice. This docket is for anyone who is out of custody or in custody in another county.


3. Court on Thursday is for VOP hearings or danger hearings. The Judge may use this day to special set certain cases. This docket will start at 9:00 a.m. and the defendant will be transported to court on this day. If you have any questions about scheduling, please feel free to call the office.


4. All hearings that require more than five minutes will be special set by the JA or the Judge in court.  


5. Please call or email for court date, as our time is very limited, and to make sure that you are set on the correct docket to prevent delays.


6. IN ORDER TO OBTAIN AN ROR, YOUR CLIENT MUST NOT BE A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDER OF SPECIAL CONCERNS. YOU MAY ASK THE STATE IF THEY WILL AGREE TO AN ROR. IF THE STATE AGREES, YOU WILL NEED TO GET A FUTURE COURT DATE. YOU CAN OBTAIN THE COURT DATE FROM THE JA OR CLERK. PLEASE UPLOAD A PROPOSED ORDER TO JAWS THAT INCLUDES THE FUTURE COURT DATE WITH THE STATE ATTORNEY’S NAME WHO AGREED TO THE ROR. IF THEY DO NOT AGREE, YOU MAY OBTAIN A COURT DATE FROM THE JA OR CLERK FOR A QUICK BOND/ROR MOTION.  


7. ATTENDING COURT AFTER AN ROR IS GRANTED. IF YOU HAVE BEEN GRANTED AN ROR, YOU ARE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT APPEAR IN THE COURT ORDER FILED WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY CLERK’S OFFICE ABOUT CONTACTING YOUR PROBATION OFFICER AND THE OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER IF YOU DID NOT RETAIN A PRIVATE ATTORNEY PRIOR TO YOUR SCHEDULED COURT DATE. 


8. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO HAVE YOUR CLIENT'S JAIL CREDIT READY BEFORE YOUR HEARING


9. NEW COVE, AKA DACCO, POLICY.
   In order to have your client evaluated by COVE, you will now need to fill out a COVE referral form. Then you will need to send that with any collateral information to COVE. You can find the referral at admissions@covebh.org.


10. Office hours will remain from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm. You may reach the JA by phone or email during these hours.

Zoom Procedures  

EVIDENTIARY HEARINGS VIA ZOOM

 

1.      All evidence, orders, judgments and other documents you wish to use or have entered into evidence at a hearing must be submitted via E-filing at least 4 business days prior to the date of your scheduled hearing.  Notice and copies should also be emailed to opposing counsel and to the Court.

 

2.      Each exhibit is to be pre-marked as an Exhibit in a separate pdf file; with separate and sequential page numbering for each page of the document within that file.  For example:  State Exhibit 1:  Bank records of Tom Smith pages 1A-1JJ;  Defense Exhibit 4:  Photos of Ford Escort (4A-4G).  [Each exhibit will be one pdf file, but the pages will be numbered/lettered & labeled separately.]

 

3.      Photos must be taken of physical evidence, in lieu of using the actual physical evidence.  It may be helpful to use a ruler or other measuring device in the photo of the evidence to preserve issues relating to size and dimension.

 

4.      Each side is to provide an index or table containing the names/ description of the proposed exhibits to be considered; and should specifically include whether the evidence is agreed upon/stipulated to and blank areas for the Court to indicated whether it has been admitted or not during the hearing.  (See example below :)

EX #	Pages	Name	Stipulated?	Admitted?/Wit	Denied
S - 1	A-JJ	BANK REC TOM SMITH	YES	CUST. BANKER
D- 4	A-G	PHOTOS FORD ESCORT	NO

 

5.      Any legal objections to exhibits offered shall be specifically set forth in writing and submitted to the Court at least 2 business days before the hearing.

 

6.      At the hearing the Court will print out the Index provided by the party and note which of the exhibits were successfully moved into evidence, and will remit that form to the Clerk to preserve the record. All documents pre-filed will remain in the file and will not be excluded from the public file merely because the document was not actually moved into the record evidence.

 

7.      Be sure include the case number on each document filed.

 

Witnesses (via ZOOM)

 

1.      The Court will swear witnesses at the beginning of the remote hearing using audio-video communication technology. A Notary is not required to be with the witness as long as the witness is located in Florida and can be positively identified by the presiding Judge. If a witness is not located within the State of Florida, a witness may consent to being put under oath via audio-video communication technology by the presiding Judge. (See Florida Supreme Court Administrative Order No. AOSC20-16 and AOSC20-23 Amendments 1-5).  

2.      All witnesses will need to be prepared to show proof of their identification prior to being sworn in over Zoom. Witnesses should use a valid photo I.D. such as a driver’s license or passport.  

3.      Witnesses must be provided with the proposed documents/exhibits that said witness will need for testifying at the hearing, at least 2 business days before the hearing.  This advance window allows the attorney/party/witness an opportunity to resolve any issues with the opening/viewing or use of the exhibits before the hearing time.  

4.      Witnesses must be alone in a quiet room during testimony, may not use a virtual background, and must refrain from using all other electronic devices during the zoom hearing.  Witnesses will be asked be required to show/scan the room in which they are located prior to testimony.  

Prior to the Zoom hearing, counsel SHALL notify and prepare the witness

regarding all of these requirements.

Witness Lists, Exhibit Lists, and Exhibits

1.      WITNESS LISTS:  Friday before jury selection, counsel for the State and the Defendant shall furnish each other, and the Court and clerk, and file via e-portal, a list of the names and addresses of all witnesses who are expected to testify at the trial of this cause (preferably, in the numerical order in which they are to be called.) 

 

2.      EXHIBIT LISTS:  At or before jury selection, counsel for the State and counsel for the Defendant shall furnish each other, and the Court and clerk, and file via e-portal, an Exhibit List with exhibits numbered that correspond to all exhibits that have and are to be marked and introduced into trial (preferably, in the numerical/alphabetical order in which the exhibits are to be offered into evidence with the name of the witness the evidence is intended to be offered through.)  [If there have been pre-trial evidentiary hearings in the matter, in which the same exhibits are to be offered, use the numbers/letters previously used for those exhibits to correspond with the trial exhibit numbers.]

 

3.      EXHIBIT/EVIDENCE VIEW:  Prior to jury selection, counsel for the State and for the Defendant are directed to meet together by agreement, to review all evidence to be introduced into trial (and as contained on the Exhibit List(s).)  Prior to opening statements each counsel shall confer with each witness to review all exhibits planned to be referred to during testimony of that witness to ensure identification/authentication of the evidence is done prior to the witness being called before the jury.