Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...First, the trial court found the defendant was a “consultant” performing a governmental function and, thus, a “public servant.” Second, the trial court found that, even if not a “public servant,” the defendant could still be convicted by virtue of section 957.09, Florida Statutes (2008), which generally provides if an act would be a crime if committed at a state correctional facility, then such act is also a crime if committed at a privately-run correctional facility. § 957.09(l)(a), Fla....

...6, 2013) (defining “consultant” as person “whose job is to give advice”); Consultant Definition, http://www.oxforddictionaries. com/us/definition/american_english/ consultant (last visited Dec. 6, 2013) (defining “consultant” as person who provides expert advice). We agree with the trial court, however, that section 957.09, Florida Statutes, subjects the defendant to criminal liability. Section 957.09 is part of the “Correctional Privatization Act,” enacted in 1993 and authorizing the Department of Corrections to contract with private entities to operate prisons, provided certain conditions are met. Section 957.09 states that “[a]ny offense that if committed at a state correctional facility would be a crime is a crime if committed by or with regard to inmates at private correctional facilities .... ” § 957.09(l)(a), Fla....

determining an inmate's eligibility for release.15 Section 957.09(2), Florida Statutes, provides: "The provisions