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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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Mcnulty v. State, No. 4D08-4695 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009THOMAS M. MCNULTY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-4695 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District July 1, 2009 Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, John J...
Lonergan v. State, No. 4D08-4488 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009DANIEL R. LONERGAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-4488 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. July 1, 2009 Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Lucy Chernow Brown, Judge, L...
State v. Waterman, No. 4D08-415 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. MICHAEL WATERMAN, Appellee. No. 4D08-415 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. July 1, 2009 Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Marc H. Gold, Judge, L.T. Case No...
Philip v. State, Case No. 2D08-326 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009ROBERT STEPHEN PHILIP, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-326. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed July 1, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Anthony K. Black and Manuel A...
Jones v. State, No. 4D08-2679 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009MICHAEL JONES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2679 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. July 1, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jeffrey Levenson, Judge, L.T...
Hamner v. State, No. 4D08-2610 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009JOHN DEAN HAMNER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2610 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. July 1, 2009. Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Karen M...
McElrath v. State, Case No. 2D08-1492 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009TIMOTHY McELRATH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1492. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed July 1, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County, J. Michael Hunter, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Kimberly Nolen Hopkins, Special Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant...
A.J.M. v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, No. 3D08-1349 (Fla. App. 7/1/2009)
Posted on July 01, 2009A.J.M., Appellant, v. Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Appellee. No. 3D08-1349. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed July 1, 2009. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Spencer Eig, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
Washington v. State, Case No. 1D09-0141 (Fla. App. 6/22/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009ALI WASHINGTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-0141. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 22, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. L. P. Haddock, Judge. Ali Washington, pro se, Appellant...
Werdell v. State, Case No. 2D08-6379 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009EDWARD WERDELL, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 2D08-6379. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed June 24, 2009. Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus to the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Linda R. Allan, Judge...
State v. Gentry, Case No. 2D08-5477 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. MICHAEL ALAN GENTRY, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-5477. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed June 24, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County, Emmett Lamar Battles, Judge. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard M...
Verges v. Florida, No. 4D08-503 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009HENRY VERGES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-503 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. June 24, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jeffrey R. Levenson, Judge, L...
Jacobs v. State, Case No. 1D08-4528 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009DANIEL JACOBS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-4528 District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 24, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Liberty County, L. Ralph Smith, Jr., Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and David A...
Ramsey v. State, Case No. 1D08-4263 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009MATTHEW MICHAEL RAMSEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-4263. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 24, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Jan Shackelford, Judge. Nancy A...
Matheny v. State, Case No. 1D08-3776 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009THOMAS F. MATHENY, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-3776. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 24, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Madison County, Leandra G. Johnson, Judge. Nancy A...
Brickley v. State, No. 4D08-2878 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009PERNELL BRICKLEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2878. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. June 24, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Andrew L. Siegel, Judge, L...
Carter v. State, No. 4D08-2877 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009BOBBY JEROME CARTER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2877. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. June 24, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Michael G. Kaplan, Judge, L...
Odom v. State, Case No. 1D07-6422 (Fla. App. 6/24/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 24, 2009GERALD DAVID ODOM, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D07-6422. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 24, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Jan Shackelford, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; and Edgar Lee Elzie, Jr...
Jackson v. State, Case No. 1D09-0738 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009TYRONE JACKSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-0738. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. L. P. Haddock, Judge. Tyrone Jackson, pro se, Appellant...
Mangram v. State, Case No. 1D09-0341 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009TYRONE MANGRAM, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-0341. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Michael R. Weatherby, Judge. Tyrone Mangram, pro se, Appellant...
Burkes v. State, Case No. 2D08-599 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009DAVID BURKES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-599. Case No. 2D08-602. Case No. 2D08-676 Consolidated. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Richard A...
Krampert v. State, Case No. 2D08-552 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009ANDREW J. KRAMPERT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-552. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, R. Timothy Peters, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Richard P...
Grant v. State, Case No. 1D08-4536 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009ASHLEY ELLEN GRANT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-4536. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Clay County, William A. Wilkes, Judge. Michael E. Green, Orange Park, for Appellant...
Ely v. State, Case No. 2D08-1627 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009RAYMOND BURNS ELY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1627. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Lee County, Thomas S...
Confessore v. State, Case No. 5D08-1572 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009SETH ANDREW CONFESSORE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-1572. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County, Hale R. Stancil, Judge. Robert Augustus Harper, and Robert Augustus Harper, III, of Harper & Harper Law Firm, P...
Miller v. State, Case No. 2D08-1532 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009BRANDON CHRISTOPHER MILLER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1532. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Collier County, Frederick R. Hardt, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Alisa Smith, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant...
Tolliver v. State, Case No. 5D08-137 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009KELVIN TOLLIVER, et al., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-137. Case No. 5D08-187. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Jay P. Cohen, Judge...
Mizelle v. State, Case No. 1D08-977 (Fla. App. 6/12/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 12, 2009MARK MIZELLE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-977. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed June 12, 2009.An appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County, Kathleen F. Dekker, Judge. Michael Ufferman, Tallahassee, for Appellant...
Harris v. State, No. 3D09-1223 (Fla. App. 6/10/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 10, 2009Terrence Harris, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-1223 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed June 10, 2009.An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Peter R...
Harvey v. State, No. 3D09-1127 (Fla. App. 6/10/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)
Posted on June 10, 2009Kevin D. Harvey, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-1127 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed June 10, 2009.An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court of Miami-Dade County, Mary Barzee Flores, Judge...
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