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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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Pittman v. State, No. 3D07-2524 (Fla. App. 12/9/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 09, 2009James Pittman, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D07-2524. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed December 9, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Julio E. Jimenez, Judge. Lower Tribunal No...
Fields v. State, No. 3D08-1414 (Fla. App. 12/9/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 09, 2009Willie Fields, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-1414. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed December 9, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, John W. Thornton, Judge. Lower Tribunal No...
Dawson v. State, No. 4D07-4385 (Fla. App. 12/9/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 09, 2009SAMUEL DAWSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-4385. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 9, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Jorge Labarga, Judge, L...
Simmons v. State, Case No. 2D08-4186 (Fla. App. 12/9/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 09, 2009CHARLES SIMMONS, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-4186. Case No. 2D08-4189. Case No. 2D08-4191. Case No. 2D08-4192, Consolidated. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed December 9, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Gregory P...
Chavez v. State, Case No. 1D08-1532 (Fla. App. 12/8/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 08, 2009DANIEL CHAVEZ, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-1532. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed December 8, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Wakulla County, N. Sanders Sauls, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, Glen P...
Williams v. State, Case No. 1D09-3384 (Fla. App. 12/8/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 08, 2009GARY KENNETH WILLIAMS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-3384. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed December 8, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, David Gooding, Judge. Gary Kenneth Williams, pro se, Appellant...
Horne v. State, Case No. 1D09-4476 (Fla. App. 12/8/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 08, 2009MICHAEL HORNE, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 1D09-4476. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed December 8, 2009. Petition Alleging Ineffective Assistance of Appellate Counsel ? Original Jurisdiction...
Coppola v. State, Case No. 1D09-4462 (Fla. App. 12/8/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 08, 2009STEPHEN COPPOLA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-4462. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed December 8, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, W. Joel Boles, Judge. Stephen Coppola, pro se, Appellant...
Brown v. State, Case No. 2D08-1504 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009CHRISTOPHER RUBEN BROWN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1504. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Anthony K. Black, Judge...
Badger v. State, Case No. 2D07-1717 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009MALCOLM RANDALL BADGER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D07-1717. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District, Lakeland. Opinion filed December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Robert A. Foster, Jr...
Steadman v. State, Case No. 2D07-4748 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009EDDIE LEE STEADMAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D07-4748. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County, Steven L. Selph, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Bruce P...
Applegate v. State, Case No. 2D09-1534 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009KEVIN JON APPLEGATE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D09-1534. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed December 2, 2009. Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County, Michael E...
Beamon v. State, No. 4D08-590 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009TILAKIA BEAMON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-590. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Sandra K. McSorley, Judge, L...
Jackson v. State, No. 4D08-3425 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009LINDA DIANE JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3425. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County, Robert Belanger, Judge, L...
Green v. State, No. 4D08-3864 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009ANTHONY GREEN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3864. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jeffrey R. Levenson, Judge, L...
Whitehead v. State, No. 4D08-3651 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009GARRY WHITEHEAD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3651. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Paul L. Backman, Judge, L...
Ruiz v. State, No. 4D08-687 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009KENNETH RUIZ, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-687 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jeffrey R. Levenson, Judge, L...
D.A.R. v. State, No. 4D09-393 (Fla. App. 12/2/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on December 02, 2009D.A.R., a child, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-393 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. December 2, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Moses Baker, Jr., Judge, L...
In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, No. SC09-159 (Fla. 11/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)
Posted on November 19, 2009IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE. No. SC09-159. Supreme Court of Florida. November 19, 2009. Original Proceeding ? Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Committee. Fleur J. Lobree, Chair, Florida Criminal Procedure Rules Committee, Miami, Florida, and Judge Thomas H...
Orme v. State, No. SC08-182 (Fla. 11/19/2009)
Posted on November 19, 2009RODERICK MICHAEL ORME, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. SC08-182. Supreme Court of Florida. November 19, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Bay County, Judy P.M. Pittman, Judge ? Case No. 92-442CFMA. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and David A...
R. A. V. v. State, Case No. 1D09-1694 (Fla. App. 11/17/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009R. A. V., a child, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-1694 District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed November 17, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County, Fred N. Witten, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; and Joel Arnold, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant...
Pierre v. State, No. 4D07-3890 (Fla. App. 11/18/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009JERRY PIERRE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-3890. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. November 18, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County, Burton C. Conner, Judge, L...
Carswell v. State, No. 4D09-1814 (Fla. App. 11/18/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009FRED CARSWELL III, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. 4D09-1814. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. November 18, 2009. Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion being treated as a petition for writ of habeas corpus to the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Mily Rodriguez-Powell, Judge, L...
Lowery v. State, Case No. 2D08-5316 (Fla. App. 11/18/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009CONNIE KAYE LOWERY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-5316. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed November 18, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Gregory P. Holder, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Pamela H...
Bowers v. State, Case No.S.W. v. State, No. 4D08-4040 (Fla. App. 11/18/2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009MICHELLE BOWERS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 2D08-3251 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed November 18, 2009. Petition for Writ of Certiorari to the Circuit Court for the Twentieth Judicial Circuit for Lee County; sitting in its appellate capacity...
State v. Abbey, No. 4D09-88 (Fla. App. 11/18/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. BRANDON ABBEY, Appellee. No. 4D09-88. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. November 18, 2009. Appeal of non-final order from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Stanton S...
Lewis v. State, No. 4D08-295 (Fla. App. 11/18/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009LINWOOD LEWIS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-295. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. November 18, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Edward A. Garrison, Judge, L...
Brooks v. State, Case No. 2D08-3794 (Fla. App. 11/18/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on November 18, 2009JAMES ALONZO BROOKS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-3794. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed November 18, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Daniel Sleet, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Pamela H...
Jackson v. State, No. SC07-2008 (Fla. 9/24/2009) (Fla., 2009)
Posted on September 24, 2009MICHAEL JAMES JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. SC07-2008. Supreme Court of Florida. September 24, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Duval County, Michael R. Weatherby, Judge ? Case No. 16-2005-CF-01263-CX Ryan Thomas Truskoski of Ryan Truskoski, P...
Jackson v. State, No. SC07-1233 (Fla. 9/24/2009) (Fla., 2009)
Posted on September 24, 2009RAY JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. SC07-1233. Supreme Court of Florida. September 24, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Volusia County, R. Michael Hutcheson, Judge ? Case No. 2005-32590-CFAES James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Michael S...
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