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STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC DEFENDER, EIGHTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT, BREVARD COUNTY, Florida and Michael Falanga, Appellees.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District2018-07-27No. Case No. 5D18-686
249 So. 3d 790

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ORFINGER, J.

The State of Florida appeals the circuit courts order denying its petition for a writ of quo warranto, challenging the Office of Public Defenders 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 courts order, and remand with instructions to grant the petition. REVERSED and REMANDED.

WALLIS and LAMBERT, JJ., concur.

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