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Coleman v. State
Posted on September 24, 2008ANTHONY COLEMAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.No. 4D07-3987 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. September 24, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Robert Belanger, Judge; L...
Ruff v. State
Posted on September 24, 2008GREGORY RUFF, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.No. 4D07-32. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. September 24, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Peter M. Weinstein, Judge, L...
Jomolla v. State
Posted on September 24, 2008Angel Jomolla, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.No. 3D07-2857. No. 3D06-3093. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 24, 2008. Appeals from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Leon Firtel, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
Johnson v. State
Posted on September 18, 2008DALE JOHNSON, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.No. SC07-368. Supreme Court of Florida. September 18, 2008. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Direct Conflict of Decisions Fourth District ? Case No. 4D05-1585, (Broward County) Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and David John McPherrin, Assistant Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Petitioner Bill [...
Sexton v. State
Posted on September 18, 2008EDDIE LEE SEXTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.No. SC07-286. Supreme Court of Florida. September 18, 2008. An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Hillsborough County, Joseph Rogers Padgett, Judge ? Case No. 94-1299 Bill Jennings, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Robert T...
Baptiste v. State
Posted on September 18, 2008GEORGE BAPTISTE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.No. SC07-1453. Supreme Court of Florida. September 18, 2008. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Direct Conflict of Decisions Third District ? Case No. 3D05-2599, (Dade County)...
Calabro v. State
Posted on September 18, 2008RODNEY CALABRO, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.No. SC07-1105. Supreme Court of Florida. September 18, 2008. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Direct Conflict of Decisions Third District ? Case No. 3D06-199, (Dade County) Charles G...
Bolware v. State
Posted on September 18, 2008DEMELLO BOLWARE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent.No. SC04-12. Supreme Court of Florida. September 18, 2008. Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal ? Direct Conflict of Decisions First District ? Case No. 1D02-4016, (Bay County)...
Armstrong v. State
Posted on September 17, 2008DUANE ARMSTRONG, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.No. 4D08-1024 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. September 17, 2008 Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Eileen M...
S.G. v. State
Posted on September 17, 2008S.G., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 2D07-523. Case No. 2D07-618, Consolidated. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed September 17, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Highlands County, Peter F. Estrada, Judge...
State v. Bartling
Posted on September 17, 2008STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. ROBERT BARTLING, Appellee.No. 4D07-2688. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. September 17, 2008 Appeal of a non-final order from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Ilona M...
Trevino v. State
Posted on September 17, 2008JOSE MANUEL TREVINO, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 2D07-2644. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed September 17, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Sarasota County, Fredrick A. DeFuria, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Richard J...
State v. T.G.
Posted on September 17, 2008The State of Florida, Appellant, v. T.G., a juvenile, Appellee.No. 3D07-2633. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 17, 2008. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Lester Langer, Judge, Lower Tribunal [...
Walton v. State
Posted on September 03, 2008PATRICK L. WALTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.No. 4D08-2930. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. September 3, 2008 Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Marc Gold, Judge; L...
Stuart v. State
Posted on September 03, 2008STEVEN STUART, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 2D08-1462. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed September 3, 2008. Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County, J...
Alvarado v. State
Posted on September 03, 2008NICHOLAS ALVARADO, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 2D06-3874. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed September 3, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hardee County, Wm. Bruce Smith and Robert L. Doyel, Judges...
State v. Herrera
Posted on September 03, 2008The State of Florida, Appellant, v. Raul Herrera, Appellee.No. 3D07-1561 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 3, 2008. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Dennis J. Murphy, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
State v. Noble
Posted on September 03, 2008The State of Florida, Appellant, v. Milton Noble, Appellee.No. 3D07-505. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 3, 2008. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Beatrice A. Butchko, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
Sinclair v. State
Posted on September 03, 2008Mario Sinclair, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee.No. 3D06-2575. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed September 3, 2008. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Peter Adrien, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
Holmes v. State
Posted on August 29, 2008LARRY JAMES HOLMES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 5D08-321 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed August 29, 2008 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Roger J. McDonald, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Nancy Ryan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant...
Hudson v. State
Posted on August 29, 2008SHALLIST THOMAS HUDSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 1D07-6590. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 29, 2008. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Michael Jones, Judge. Nancy Daniels, Public Defender, and Terry Carley, Assistant Public Defender, Office of the Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant...
Smith v. State
Posted on August 29, 2008ALLAN L. SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 5D07-3282. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed August 29, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County, Scott Polodna, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Henry T...
Branson v. State
Posted on August 29, 2008LOUIS WYATT BRANSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.Case No. 5D07-1630. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed August 29, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County, David B. Eddy, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Noel A...
Ferrante v. State
Posted on August 20, 2008PHILIP FERRANTE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-859. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. August 20, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Krista Marx, Judge, L...
Foxworth v. State
Posted on August 20, 2008DARRYL W. FOXWORTH, Appellant,, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-4759. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. August 20, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Richard I...
State v. Walker
Posted on August 20, 2008STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. JERMAINE EUGENE WALKER, Appellee. Case No. 2D07-4627. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 20, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Robert A...
Golden v. State
Posted on August 20, 2008CLIFFORD LEON GOLDEN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D07-4494. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed August 20, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, J. Thomas McGrady, Judge...
Rachel v. State
Posted on August 20, 2008CEDRIC L. RACHEL, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-4378. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. August 20, 2008 Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Ilona M...
Watson v. State
Posted on August 20, 2008BENJAMIN WATSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-3609. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. August 20, 2008. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Edward A...
Bruce v. State
Posted on August 20, 2008EARLE T. BRUCE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D07-2172. Case No. 1D07-2462 (Consolidated Cases) District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed August 20, 2008. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County...
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