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Just a few weeks after Duval County Public Defender Matt Shirk hired Rosalie Bolin — a death penalty mitigation specialist who is married to a Florida Death Row inmate — Shirk canceled her contract Tuesday. Shirk said while her experience, prior successes and unique perspective on capital punishment would normally enhance his office’s capital crimes unit, he also cited her “well-publicized and colorful personal life that has grabbed the attention of many in the 4th Judicial Circuit, including...

Florida Public Defender Association, Inc. 1st Circuit: (Pensacola) 2nd Circuit: (Tallahasee) 3rd Circuit: (Lake City) 4th Circuit: Duval, Clay & Nassau Counties (Jacksonville) 5th Circuit: Lake, Marion, Hernando, Sumter Counties (Tavares) 6th Circuit: Pinellas & Pasco Counties (Clearwater) 7th Circuit: (Daytona Beach) 8th Circuit: Gainesville (Couldn’t find a website) 9th Circuit: Orange & Osceola Counties (Osceola) 10th Circuit: Polk, Highlands & Hardee Counties (Bartow) 11th...