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Florida Criminal Law Opinions

A forum where criminal justice professionals, teachers, and students can read and discuss recent criminal law decisions from Florida's appellate courts.
By David Edelstein, Esq.

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Last Entry: April 01, 2011 at 12:26:55

Calhoun v. State, No. 3D09-1711 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
Horace Calhoun, Petitioner, v. The State of Florida, Respondent. No. 3D09-1711 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 2, 2009. A Case of Original Jurisdiction?Prohibition. Lower Tribunal No. 07-9129. Horace Calhoun, in proper person...

Wendt v. State, No. 3D08-942 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
Tracey Wendt, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-942 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 2, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Ruth Becker, Acting Circuit Court Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

Burke v. State, No. 3D08-590 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
Andre Burke, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-590 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 2, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Diane Ward, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

Laffitte v. State, No. 3D08-498 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
Greg Laffitte, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-498 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 2, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Reemberto Diaz, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

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Mestral v. State, No. 08-216 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
Ruben Viera Mestral, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 08-216. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 2, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Reemberto Diaz, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

Moncrieffe v. State, No. 4D07-4717 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
FABIAN MONCRIEFFE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-4717. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. September 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Pedro Dijols, Judge, L...

Donaldson v. State, No. 4D07-3230 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
GABORUGH F. DONALDSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-3230. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. September 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jack B. Tuter, Judge, L...

Pittman v. State, No. 3D07-2524 (Fla. App. 9/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on September 02, 2009
James Pittman, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D07-2524. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 2, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Julio E. Jimenez, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

Tedder v. State, Case No. 1D09-3579 (Fla. App. 8/31/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 31, 2009
JASON O. TEDDER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 1D09-3579. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 31, 2009.Petition for Writ of Prohibition ? Original Jurisdiction. Herman D. Laramore, Public Defender, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, and M...

Gordon v. State, Case No. 1D07-4338 (Fla. App. 8/31/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 31, 2009
BRYAN GORDON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D07-4338. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 31, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Kathleen F. Dekker, Judge. Robert Augustus Harper and Robert Augustus Harper, III, Harper & Harper, P...

Anderson v. State, Case No. 1D09-1648 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
ALVIN LEON ANDERSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 1D09-1648. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.Petition for Belated Appeal ? Original Jurisdiction. Alvin Leon Anderson, pro se, Petitioner...

Cribbs v. State, Case No. 2D08-4114 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
SIMON CRIBBS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-4114. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Collier County, Frederick R...

Brantley v. State, Case No. 2D08-3871 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
JEFFERY BRANTLEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-3871. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Collier County, Elizabeth V...

State v. Woodard, Case No. 1D08-3666 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. MELVIN WOODARD, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-3666. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gadsden County, Thomas H. Bateman, III, Judge. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, and Giselle Denise Lylen, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellant...

Giordano v. State, Case No. 2D08-2442 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
DEBBY J. GIORDANO, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-2442. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sarasota County, Charles E. Roberts, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Richard P...

Smith v. State, Case No. 1D08-2286 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
SHAWNTRE SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-2286. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County, Terry P. Lewis, Judge. Jeffrey Lewis, Regional Conflict Counsel; and Laura Anstead, Assistant Conflict Counsel, of Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel, [...

Schofield v. State, Case No. 2D08-1641 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
LEO SCHOFIELD, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1641. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County, Mark F...

White v. State, Case No. 1D07-6476 (Fla. App. 8/28/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 28, 2009
LARRY FELTON WHITE, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D07-6476. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 28, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Michael R. Weatherby, Judge. Nancy Daniels, Public Defender, and M...

In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.111, No. SC08-2163 (Fla. 8/27/2009)

Posted on August 27, 2009
IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.111. No. SC08-2163. Supreme Court of Florida. August 27, 2009.Original Proceeding ? Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure Committee Fleur J. Lobree, Chair, Florida Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, Miami, Florida, and Senior Judge Thomas H...

Sheppard v. State, No. SC08-1452 (Fla. 8/27/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on August 27, 2009
ANTHONY SHEPPARD, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC08-1452. Supreme Court of Florida. August 27, 2009.Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Certified Direct Conflict of Decisions Second District ? Case No...

Hayward v. State, No. SC07-1234 (Fla. 8/27/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on August 27, 2009
STEVEN DOUGLAS HAYWARD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. SC07-1234. Supreme Court of Florida. August 27, 2009.An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for St. Lucie County, James Walter McCann, Judge ? Case No. 562005CF000463A Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and Gary Lee Caldwell, Assistant Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellant...

Horn v. State, Case No. 2D09-882 (Fla. App. 8/26/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 26, 2009
MAX WESLEY HORN, JR., Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 2D09-882. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 26, 2009.Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for Pasco County; Michael F...

Turner v. State, Case No. 2D09-316 (Fla. App. 8/26/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 26, 2009
THOMAS C. TURNER III, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D09-316. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 26, 2009.Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Mark R...

Turner v. State, Case No. 2D09-316 (Fla. App. 8/26/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Johnson v. State, No. 4D09-259 (Fla. App. 8/26/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 26, 2009
BRENTON JOHNSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-259. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. August 26, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County, Sherwood Bauer, Jr., Judge, L...

Gaiter v. State, No. 3D09-1926 (Fla. App. 8/26/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 26, 2009
Kevin Gaiter, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-1926 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed August 26, 2009.An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Mark King Leban, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

Palomino v. State, No. 3D09-1669 (Fla. App. 8/26/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 26, 2009
Arcadio Cordero Palomino, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-1669. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed August 26, 2009.An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Antonio Marin, Judge...

Goodman v. State, No. 3D09-1132 (Fla. App. 8/26/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 26, 2009
Henry Goodman, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-1132. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed August 26, 2009.An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Ruth Becker, Judge...

Riley v. State, Case No. 5D08-281 (Fla. App. 8/14/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 19, 2009
ARTAVIUS D. RILEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-281. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed August 14, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Bob LeBlanc, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Susan A...

Rios v. State, No. 4D09-340 (Fla. App. 8/19/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on August 19, 2009
ANTHONY RIOS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-340 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. August 19, 2009Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Martin J...

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