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A forum where criminal justice professionals, teachers, and students can read and discuss recent criminal law decisions from Florida's appellate courts.
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GLENN ALDAY, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION, Respondent
Posted on March 23, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALFIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED. GLENN ALDAY, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION, Respondent. _______________________________/ CASE NO...
SHAMEEN A. DEAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 22, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA SHAMEEN A. DEAN, Appellant, v. CASE NO. 1D10-0230 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed March 22, 2011. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County...
MICHAEL J. FARRELL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 22, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED MICHAEL J. FARRELL, Appellant, v. CASE NO. 1D09-6354 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee...
DUSTIN J. MIER, APPELLANT V. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE
Posted on March 22, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DUSTIN J. MIER, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO Appellant, FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D10-1445 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed March 22, 2011...
JOHN MIGUEL HOUSTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 18, 2011NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT JOHN MIGUEL HOUSTON, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2D09-3546 ) STATE OF FLORIDA, ) ) Appellee. ) Opinion filed March 18, 2011...
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. MARK GILSON, Appellee.
Posted on March 18, 2011NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARINGMOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEALOF FLORIDASECOND DISTRICT STATE OF FLORIDA, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2D08-4524 ) MARK GILSON, ) ) Appellee. ) ) Opinion filed March 18, 2011...
KATHLEEN DIANE LAMB, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Posted on March 18, 2011NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT KATHLEEN DIANE LAMB, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No. 2D09-5130 ) STATE OF FLORIDA, ) ) Appellee. ) ___________________________________) Opinion filed March 18, 2011...
GLENN A. GILLINS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 18, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 GLENN A. GILLINS, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D10-4155 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. ________________________________/ Opinion filed March 18, 2011...
JORGE ALVAREZ, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 18, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 JORGE ALVAREZ, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D09-4091 STATE [...]
ROBERT HILL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 18, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 ROBERT HILL, Appellant, v. Case [...]
ANTHONY E. SMITH, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent
Posted on March 17, 2011Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC09-386 ____________ ANTHONY E. SMITH, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [March 17, 2011] PARIENTE, J. The issue in this case is whether a trial court can deny a party the right to exercise a peremptory strike against a juror where the record does not establish that the juror [...
NELSON SERRANO, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 17, 2011Supreme Court of Florida ____________ No. SC07-1434 ____________ NELSON SERRANO, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. [March 17, 2011] PER CURIAM. Nelson Serrano appeals his convictions for first-degree murder and sentences of death.1 For the reasons stated below, we affirm...
TAKOYA CRINER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Posted on March 16, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA TAKOYA CRINER, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO Appellant, FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D10-6211 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed March 16, 2011...
GLENN RANDALL CHASE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 16, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED GLENN RANDALL CHASE, Appellant, v. CASE NO. 1D10-5794 STATE OF [...
LINDSEY GRAHAM, Petitioner, v. FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION and EDWIN G. BUSS, Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections, Respondents
Posted on March 16, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED LINDSEY GRAHAM, Petitioner, v. CASE NO. 1D10-4140 FLORIDA PAROLE COMMISSION [...
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. DANA S. ADKISON, Appellee
Posted on March 16, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. CASE NO. 1D10-890 DANA [...
GREG MATTOX, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 16, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED GREG MATTOX, Appellant, v. CASE NO. 1D09-6430 STATE [...
Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 16, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED KENNETH JAMES O’BRIEN, Appellant, v. CASE [...
NARCISSO PARKER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee
Posted on March 16, 2011DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT January Term 2011 NARCISSO PARKER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, Appellee. No. 4D11-601 [March 16, 2011] PER CURIAM. This petition for writ of habeas corpus seeks review of the circuit court?s denial of a mandamus complaint that sought return of property [...
ABEL SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent
Posted on March 16, 2011DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT January Term 2011 ABEL SMITH, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. 4D10-5226 [March 16, 2011] GROSS, C.J. Abel Smith petitions this court for a writ of habeas corpus. He claims that he is illegally incarcerated and entitled to the same relief that this [...
LAWRENCE GREEN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 11, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 LAWRENCE GREEN, Appellant, v. CASE NO. [....
DONTAY REDDICK, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 11, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 DONTAY REDDICK, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D09-4503 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee...
DE?JAVAR CASHE DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 11, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FIFTH DISTRICT JANUARY TERM 2011 DE’JAVAR CASHE DAVIS, Appellant, v. Case No. 5D09-4111 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee...
Antonio Melton, Appellant v. State of Florida, Appellee
Posted on March 10, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO ANTONIO MELTON, FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Appellant, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D09-5557 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ Opinion filed March 10, 2011...
WILLIE DAN ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee
Posted on March 10, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TOFILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED WILLIE DAN ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________/ CASE NO...
State of Florida, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Petitioner v. Eric L. Edenfield, Respondent
Posted on March 10, 2011IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA STATE OF FLORIDA, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND SAFETY AND MOTOR DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED VEHICLES, CASE NO. 1D10-4780 Petitioner, v...
Baron Moore, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee
Posted on March 09, 2011Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, January Term, A.D. 2011 Opinion filed March 09, 2011. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D09-958 Lower Tribunal No. 03-25149 ________________ Baron Moore, Appellant, vs...
S.F., a juvenile, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee
Posted on March 09, 2011Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, January Term, A.D. 2011 Opinion filed March 09, 2011. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D09-3463 Lower Tribunal No. 08-6254-B ________________ S.F., a juvenile, Appellant, vs...
K.S.H., a juvenile, Appellant, vs. State of Florida, Appellee
Posted on March 09, 2011Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, January Term, A.D. 2011 Opinion filed March 9, 2011. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D10-1409 Lower Tribunal No. 10-581 ________________ K.S.H., a juvenile, Appellant, vs...
Thomas Rolle, Appellant, vs. The State of Florida, Appellee
Posted on March 09, 2011Third District Court of Appeal State of Florida, January Term, A.D. 2011 Opinion filed March 9, 2011. Not final until disposition of timely filed motion for rehearing. ________________ No. 3D10-2764 Lower Tribunal No. 95-39826 ________________ Thomas Rolle, Appellant, vs...
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