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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

Denlinger v. State, No. SC06-2247 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
MICHAEL DENLINGER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC06-2247. Supreme Court of Florida. March 19, 2009. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Direct Conflict of Decisions, Fourth District ? Case No. 4D05-2475, (St...

Corker v. State, No. SC06-2140 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
RONALD CORKER, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC06-2140. Supreme Court of Florida. March 19, 2009. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Certified Direct Conflict of Decisions, Fourth District ? Case No...

Smith v. State, No. SC05-703 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
COREY SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. SC05-703. Supreme Court of Florida. March 19, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Dade County, Jorge Perez, Judge ? Case No. F00040026A. Teresa Mary Pooler, Miami, Florida, for Appellant...

In re Approval of Application for Determination of Indigent Status Form, No. SC08-2176 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
IN RE: APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FOR DETERMINATION OF INDIGENT STATUS FORM FOR USE BY CLERKS AND AMENDMENT TO FLORIDA RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 3.984. No. SC08-2176. Supreme Court of Florida. March 19, 2009. Original Proceeding ? Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure...

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Bolden v. State, Case No. 1D08-1706 (Fla. App. 3/19/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
ANTWAN BOLDEN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-1706. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 19, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Charles W. Arnold, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and M...

In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, No. SC08-1612 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE. No. SC08-1612. Supreme Court of Florida. March 19, 2009. Original Proceeding ? Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure David Neal Silverstein, Chair, Florida Juvenile Court Rules Committee, Tampa, Florida, and John F...

Allen v. State, No. SC07-763 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
CHRISTOPHER LEE ALLEN, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC07-763. Supreme Court of Florida. March 19, 2009. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Direct Conflict of Decisions, Fourth District ? Case No...

Plez v. State, No. 3D09-32 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
Jename Plez, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-32. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 11, 2009. An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, John Schlesinger, Judge...

State v. Hebert, No. 4D08-980 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. RICHARD PHILIP HEBERT, Appellee. No. 4D08-980. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 11, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Indian River County, Dan L. Vaughn, Judge, L...

Johnson v. State, No. 4D08-3531 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
MICHAEL JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. 4D08-3531. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 11, 2009. Petition for writ of habeas corpus to the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jeffrey R...

Betty v. State, No. 4D08-3528 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
PAUL BETTY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3528. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 11, 2009. Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jeffrey R...

Lawhon-Griffis v. State, No. 4D08-3454 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
KRISTINA M. LAWHON-GRIFFIS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3454. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 11, 2009. Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit; Okeechobee County, Lawrence M...

Carvajal v. State, No. 3D08-2666 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
Jose Antonio Carvajal, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-2666. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 11, 2009. An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Ruth Becker, Judge...

E.E. v. State, No. 4D08-2040 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
E. E., a child, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2040. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 11, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Indian River County, Robert L. Pegg, Judge, L...

Coulter v. State, No. 3D08-1871 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
Adrian Coulter, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-1871 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 11, 2009. An appeal conducted pursuant to Anders v. California, 386 U.S. 738 (1967), from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William Thomas, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

J.B. v. State, No. 3D08-1259 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
J.B., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-1259. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 11, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, William Johnson, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...

State v. Soloman, Case No. 2D08-1250 (Fla. App. 3/11/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 11, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. JESSE SOLOMAN, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1250. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 11, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, J. Rogers Padgett, Judge. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Dawn A...

Clark v. State, Case No. 5D09-316 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
ZACHARY CLARK, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 5D09-316. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. Petition for Writ of prohibition, Richard F. Conrad, Respondent Judge. Adam H. Sudbury and Darren M...

M.B. v. State, Case No. 5D08-598 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
M.B., A CHILD, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee/Cross-Appellant. Case No. 5D08-598. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Anthony H. Johnson, Judge...

Pierre v. State, Case No. 5D08-4096 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
WILBERT PIERRE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-4096. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Decision filed March 6, 2009. 3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court, for Volusia County, James R. Clayton, Judge. Wilbert Pierre, Moore Haven, pro se...

F.T. v. State, Case No. 5D08-3215 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
F.T., A CHILD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-3215. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Anthony H. Johnson, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Rebecca M...

Mairena v. State, Case No. 5D08-1366 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
HUMBERTO MAIRENA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-1366. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Charles M. Holcomb, Judge. Lawrence V. Johnston, Senior Judge...

Ramirez v. State, Case No. 2D08-1258 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
ALEJANDRO RAMIREZ, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1258. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for DeSoto County, James S. Parker, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Pamela H...

Mondy v. State, Case No. 2D08-1133 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
HENRY R. MONDY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1133. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Richard A...

Kendricks v. State, Case No. 1D07-0512 (Fla. App. 3/6/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 06, 2009
SILAS KENDRICKS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D07-0512. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 6, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Charles W. Arnold, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Archie F...

Modeste v. State, No. SC08-1723 (Fla. 3/5/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 05, 2009
JOSEPH MODESTE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC08-1723. Supreme Court of Florida. March 5, 2009. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Certified Direct Conflict of Decisions, Fifth District ? Case No...

State v. Nordelus, No. SC04-2408 (Fla. 3/5/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 05, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, v. ALBERTOINE NORDELUS, Respondent. No. SC04-2408. Supreme Court of Florida. March 5, 2009. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Certified Direct Conflict of Decisions, Fourth District ? Case No...

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