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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

Miller v. State, No. 4D08-4607 (Fla. App. 4/15/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 15, 2009
CHARLES MILLER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-4607. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 15, 2009.Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Eileen M...

Thompson v. State, No. 4D08-3537 (Fla. App. 4/15/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 15, 2009
ALEX THOMPSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3537. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 15, 2009.Appeal from order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; John J...

Smitley v. State, No. 4D08-3005 (Fla. App. 4/15/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 15, 2009
MARTIN DALE SMITLEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3005. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 15, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Martin County; Steven Levin, Judge; L...

Smith v. State, No. 4D08-2504 (Fla. App. 4/15/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 15, 2009
ALPHONSO SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2504. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 15, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Jeffrey R. Levenson, Judge; L...

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State v. Allen, Case No. 2D08-2343 (Fla. App. 4/15/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 15, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. GEORGE MARKIS ALLEN, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-2343. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed April 15, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Joseph A. Bulone, Judge. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ronald Napolitano, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant...

Nicot v. State, No. 4D08-2059 (Fla. App. 4/15/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 15, 2009
WARREN D. NICOT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2059. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 15, 2009.Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Ana I...

Purifoy v. State, Case No. 2D08-1665 (Fla. App. 4/15/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 15, 2009
WILLIE PURIFOY, a/k/a WILLIE RAY PURIFOY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-1665 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed April 15, 2009.Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County, Neil A...

Byrd v. State, No. SC06-539 (Fla. 4/2/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on April 02, 2009
MILFORD WADE BYRD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. SC06-539 Supreme Court of Florida April 2, 2009An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Hillsborough County, Debra Krochta Behnke, Judge ? Case No. 81-10517. Neal Dupree, Capital Collateral Regional Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and Martin J...

Haliburton v. State, No. 4D09-417 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
FREDDIE L. HALIBURTON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-417. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 1, 2009.Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Sandra K...

Vega v. State, No. 4D09-203 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
ANGEL M. VEGA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-203. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 1, 2009.Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County, Larry Schack, Judge, L...

Alexander v. Broward County Sheriffs Office, No. 4D09-1032 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 20

Posted on April 01, 2009
CHAY ALEXANDER, Petitioner, v. BROWARD COUNTY SHERIFFS OFFICE and AL LAMBERTI in his capacity as Sheriff of Broward County, Florida, Respondents. No. 4D09-1032. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 1, 2009.Petition for writ of habeas corpus to the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Michael L...

Sabnani v. State, No. 3D09-416 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
Rajkumar Sabnani, Appellant, v. State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-416. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed April 1, 2009.An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Jacqueline Hogan Scola, Judge...

Ellerby v. State, Case No. 2D08-664 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
ROBERT L. ELLERBY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-664. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed April 1, 2009.Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Pinellas, Cynthia J...

Kleckley v. State, No. 4D08-3706 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
ROBERT KLECKLEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3706 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 1, 2009.Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Martin J...

State v. Williams, No. 4D08-361 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. LETIVA WILLIAMS, Appellee. No. 4D08-361. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 1, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Martin Bidwill, Judge, L.T...

Gusow v. State, No. 4D08-2135 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
MARK GUSOW, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2135 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. April 1, 2009.Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Krista Marx, Judge, L...

Amison v. State, Case No. 2D07-5928 (Fla. App. 4/1/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on April 01, 2009
GERALD D. AMISON, JR., Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D07-5928. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed April 1, 2009.Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pasco County, Pat Siracusa, Judge. Bob Dillinger, Public Defender, and Gary O...

Nesmith v. State, Case No. 1D07-5960 (Fla. App. 3/23/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 23, 2009
KENNETH NESMITH, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D07-5960. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 23, 2009. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County. John M. Merrett, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Glenna Joyce Reeves, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant...

Misuraca v. State, Case No. 5D09-371 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
ROBERT JAMES MISURACA, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. Case No. 5D09-371. District Court of Appeal Florida, Fifth District Opinion filed March 20, 2009. Petition for Belated Appeal, A Case of Original Jurisdiction. Robert James Misuraca, Daytona Beach, pro se...

Jones v. State, Case No. 2D08-523 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
TOMMY LEE JONES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-523. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 20, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Lee County, Mark A. Steinbeck, Judge. James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Clark E...

Myers v. State, Case No. 5D08-2926 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
ALEXANDER W. MYERS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-2926. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District Opinion filed March 20, 2009. 3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Citrus County, Patricia V. Thomas, Judge. Alexander W...

Caban v. State, Case No. 5D08-279 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
LEXTER CABAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-279. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 20, 2009. 3.850 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Osceola County, Jon B. Morgan, Judge. Ryan J. Sydejko, of Loren Rhoton, P...

Young v. State, Case No. 5D08-238 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
LATONYA YOUNG, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-238. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 20, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Jenifer Davis, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Edward J...

Harvey v. State, Case No. 5D08-1557 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
THARIN R. HARVEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-1557. Case No. 5D08-1677. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 20, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Seminole County, O.H. Eaton, Jr., Judge...

Roberts v. State, Case No. 5D08-1362 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
JARRORD ROBERTS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D08-1362. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 20, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County, Brian Lambert, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Allison A...

State v. S.S., Case No. 2D07-6066 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. S.S., Appellee. Case No. 2D07-6066. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 20, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pasco County, Linda H. Babb, Judge. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Ronald Napolitano, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant...

Morales v. State, Case No. 2D07-4352 (Fla. App. 3/20/2009) (Fla. App., 2009)

Posted on March 20, 2009
JUAN MALDONADO MORALES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D07-4352 District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 20, 2009. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; Nick Nazaretian, Acting Circuit Judge...

Perkins v. State, No. SC06-2336 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
ALEXANDER PERKINS, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC06-2336. 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. 4D05-712, (Palm Beach County)...

Brown v. State, No. SC06-2333 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
DAVID L. BROWN, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC06-2333. 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. 4D05-424, (Broward County)...

Rivera v. State, No. SC06-2291 (Fla. 3/19/2009) (Fla., 2009)

Posted on March 19, 2009
ANGEL RIVERA, Petitioner, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. No. SC06-2291. 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. 4D05-1491, (Broward County)...

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