Practice Areas
Based on Fla. Stat. § 27.51(1), the Public Defender’s office of the Sixth Judicial Circuit represents indigent clients (adults and juveniles) subjected to:
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- Juvenile Delinquency
- Misdemeanor
- Criminal Traffic Offenses
Felony - Criminal contempt
- Involuntary inpatient placement under the Baker Act
- Involuntary outpatient placement under the Baker Act
- Involuntary commitment to residential services with the Agency for Persons with Disabilities
- Involuntary civil commitment for sexually violent offenders
- Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts
- Veterans Treatment Courts
In addition, PD6 is privileged to participate in the following community collaborations:
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- Juvenile Crossover Program
- Road to Success Grant Program for Juveniles in the Crossover Division
- Diversion and Recovery Program with the assistance of the Pinellas & Pasco County Boards of County Commissioners
- Homeless Outreach Program with the assistance of the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
- Public Defender Clinics specializing in both Criminal Advocacy and Juvenile Advocacy with the assistance of Stetson University College of Law
- Law Student Externship and Internship Programs
- Juvenile Boys Court
- Juvenile Girls Court
- PD6 employees are routinely solicited to mentor the legal community by teaching classes at Stetson Law School, providing continuing education courses to fellow attorneys through bar associations and statewide conferences
- Volunteer within the community for Blood Drives, PD6 Books Thru Bars Project, and more
- Active memberships in Legal Organizations
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Total Arrests in Pinellas County (2019 FDLE Abstract)
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Murder
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Sexual Assualt
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Battery
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Burglary
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Larceny
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Auto Theft
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Total Arrests in Pasco County (2019 FDLE Abstract)
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Murder
![rape-icon rape icon](https://flpd6.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/rape-icon.png)
Sexual Assault
![assault-icon assault icon](https://flpd6.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/assault-icon.png)
Battery
![burglary-icon burglary icon](https://flpd6.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/burglary-icon.png)
Burglary
![larceny-icon larceny icon](https://flpd6.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/larceny-icon.png)
Larceny
![auto-theft-icon auto theft icon](https://flpd6.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/auto-theft-icon.png)