Florida Supreme Court Decisions 2011

Del Valle v. State  
Date: December 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2001

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved questions of law regarding probation revocation for failure to pay future restitution. The court held that before a trial court could properly revoke probation and incarcerate a probationer for failure…

Boatman v. State  
Date: December 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1630

Justia Opinion Summary: This case involved two certified questions related to the Jimmy Ryce Act, Sections 394.910-.932, Florida Statutes. The court held that a Jimmy Ryce respondent who had unsuccessfully objected to a continuance or filed a…

Agatheas v. State  
Date: December 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-602

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed from the denial of his claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and fundamental error with respect to the admission of a 45-caliber revolver. The Fourth District held that the trial court properly…

In Re: Amendments To The Florida Small Claims Rules
Date: December 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-1714
In Re: Certification Of Need For Additional Judges
Date: December 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-2246
Phillup Alan Partin v. State of Florida (Notice of Correction)
Date: December 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2348
The Florida Bar v. William Bedford Watson, III
Date: December 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2022
John M. Buzia v. Kenneth S. Tucker, etc.
Date: December 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1645
In Re: Amendments To Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.800(C)
Date: December 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-2218
Buzia v. State; Buzia v. Tucker, etc.  
Date: December 8, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC10-31, SC10-1645

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a prisoner under sentence of death, appealed an order of the circuit court denying his initial motion under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 to vacate his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence…

Pino v. The Bank of New York, etc., et al.  
Date: December 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-697

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when respondents commenced an action to foreclose a mortgage against petitioner. At issue was whether Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.350 required the court to dismiss a case after the court had…

Parker v. State  
Date: December 1, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1385

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted and sentenced to death for murder. Defendant subsequently appealed the denial of his motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Defendant claimed that his…

Partin v. State  
Date: December 1, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2348

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction of first degree murder and sentence of death. Defendant raise six claims on appeal: (A) the trial court erred in denying several motions in limine; (B) the trial court erred in admitting…

Walton v. State  
Date: December 1, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-153

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted on three counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to death on each count. Defendant appealed an order denying a second successive motion for postconviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal…

Shotts, etc. v. OP Winter Haven, Inc., et al.  
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1774

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, as personal representative of her uncle's estate, filed a complaint against respondent alleging negligence and breach of fiduciary duties. Respondent moved to compel arbitration based on an agreement…

Thomas Anthony Wyatt v. State Of Florida
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-656
Gessa, etc. v. Manor Care of Florida, Inc., et al.  
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-768

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner filed suit against respondent, alleging negligence, violation of resident's rights, and breach of fiduciary duty. Respondent moved to compel arbitration. Petitioner raised several issues on appeal. The court…

Rethell Byrd Chandler, Etc., Et Al. v. Geico Indemnity Company, Et Al.
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1068
Chandler, etc., et al., v. Geico Indemnity Co. et al.; Steele v. Geico Indemnity Co. et al.  
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC10-1068, SC10-1070

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioners sought review of the decision of the First District Court of Appeal in Geico Indemnity Co. v. Shazier on the basis that it conflicted with the decisions of the court in Susco Car Rental System of Florida v.…

Commercial Jet, Inc. v. U.S. Bank, N.A.
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-2438
Wyatt v. State; Wyatt v. Tucker, etc.  
Date: November 23, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC08-656, SC10-632

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a prisoner under sentence of death, appealed the denial of his amended and supplemental motions for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. Defendant raised the…

Inquiry Concerning A Judge, No. 09-01 Re: N. James Turner  
Date: November 18, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1182

Justia Opinion Summary: The court reviewed the recommendation of the Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) that N. James Turner, Circuit Judge, be removed from office for a series of violations of the Code of Judicial Conduct. After…

Hastings v. State  
Date: November 17, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-205

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, an inmate in state custody, filed a pro se petition for writ of mandamus with the court. Petitioner's petition was the twenty-seventh notice of extraordinary writ petition he had filed with the court since…

Paul Christopher Hildwin v. State of Florida
Date: November 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1082
Romildo Meister v. Elizardo Rivero (Notice of Correction)
Date: November 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-2311
Oba Chandler v. State Of Florida (Corrected Opinion)
Date: November 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-2055
Oba Chandler v. State Of Florida (Notice of Correction)
Date: November 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-2055
Oba Chandler v. State of Florida
Date: November 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-2055
The Florida Bar v. Michelle Erin Berthiaume
Date: November 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1786
St. Johns River Water Mgmt. Dist. v. Koontz, etc.  
Date: November 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-713

Justia Opinion Summary: This case was before the court for review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal. In its decision, the Fifth District construed provisions of the state and federal constitutions and certified a question…

In Re: Amendments To Florida Rule of Civil Procedure
Date: November 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-2329
Hoskins v. State  
Date: November 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-450

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder, burglary of a dwelling, sexual battery with physical force, kidnapping, and robbery. Defendant, a prisoner under sentence of death, appealed from the denial of his motion…

Carbajal v. State  
Date: November 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-466

Justia Opinion Summary: In this case, the court considered the timeliness of a claim raised under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 that the Office of the Statewide Prosecutor (OSP) lacked jurisdiction to prosecute defendant. Because the…

In Re: Amendments To The Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure
Date: November 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-192
In Re: Amendments To The Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure
Date: November 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-40
Mungin v. State  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2018

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of the 1990 murder of a convenience store clerk and was sentenced to death. Defendant appealed the postconviction court's order summarily denying his successive motion for postconviction relief,…

Zeigler v. State  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2082

Justia Opinion Summary: This case was before the Court for review of the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Zeigler v. State. The district court certified that its decision was in direct conflict with the decision of the First…

Caylor v. State  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2366

Justia Opinion Summary: This case was before the court on direct appeal from a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder and a sentence of death where defendant's convictions were based on the 2008 killing of a 13-year-old girl. Defendant…

Solano v. State  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1350

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant sought review of the decision of the Third District Court of appeal in Solano v. State on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicted with a decision of the Court in State v. Montgomery. Having issued…

Bonilla v. State  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-141

Justia Opinion Summary: This case was before the Court for review of the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Bonilla v. State. The district court certified that its decision was in direct conflict with the decision of the First…

Davon Francis v. State of Florida
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1881
Romildo Meister v. Elizardo Rivero, Et Al.
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-2311
Anthony Deshawn Glover v. State of Florida
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-254
Valdes-Pino v. State  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-63

Justia Opinion Summary: This case was before the Court for review of the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal in Valdes-Pino v. State. The district court certified that its decision was in direct conflict with the decision of the…

Burgos, Jr. v. State  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-78

Justia Opinion Summary: This case was before the Court for review of the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Burgos v. State. The district court certified that its decision was in direct conflict with the decision of the First…

James v. Tucker, Etc.  
Date: October 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-745

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, an inmate in state custody, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus with the court seeking relief from an allegedly illegal sentence. The court denied the petition by way of an unpublished order,…

The Florida Bar Re: George Murray Hudson (Correction Notice)
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-329
In Re: Amendments To The Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure
Date: October 20, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-1567
Crain, Jr. v. State  
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1920

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a prisoner under sentence of death, appealed the denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. In the instant appeal, defendant primarily criticized…

State of Florida v. Ted Herring
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2200
State of Florida v. Ted Herring (Notice)
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2200
The Florida Bar Re: George Murray Hudson (order)
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-329
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases – Report 2011-02
Date: October 13, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-463
Derrick Tyrone Smith v. State of Florida (order)
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2063
Davila v. State  
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2177

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner was convicted of several crimes, including the kidnapping of his eleven-year-old son. At issue was whether a parent could lawfully be convicted of kidnapping his own child under section 787.01, Florida…

State v. Herring  
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2200

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant shot and killed a convenience store clerk during a robbery and was subsequently tried and convicted of armed robbery and first degree murder. At issue was whether the facts supported the trail court's legal…

Gordon v. State  
Date: October 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-541

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, a prisoner under sentence of death, appealed from a circuit court order denying postconviction relief in this capital case. At issue was the court's procedure regarding the issue of pro se representation by…

Knight v. State  
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC07-841

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder for the stabbing deaths of his cousin's girlfriend and her four-year-old daughter. Defendant appealed his convictions and sentences of death. The court held…

In Re: Amendments To The Florida Probate Rules
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-1575
In Re: Amendments To The Florida Rules of Judicial Administration
Date: September 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-52
Clayton Harris v. State of Florida
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1871
Clayton Harris v. State of Florida (Order) (Rehear)
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1871
Armstrong v. State of Florida  
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1659

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of the first-degree shooting murder of a deputy sheriff, the attempted murder of another deputy sheriff, and armed robbery. Defendant was sentenced to death. Both defendant and the State raised…

Lewis, et al. v. Leon County, et al.  
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1698

Justia Opinion Summary: Twenty-six Florida counties and the Florida Association of Counties filed suit seeking a declaratory judgment that section 19 of the Laws of Florida (Act) was unconstitutional. The district court affirmed the trial…

Russ v. State of Florida  
Date: September 22, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-923

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. The court held that the trial court did not abuse its discretion in accepting defendant's request to waive the presentation of mitigation…

Rogelio Delgado v. State of Florida
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2030
Rogelio Delgado v. State of Florida (order)
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2030
Leonardo Marrero v. State of Florida
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2390
Leonardo Marrero v. State of Florida (order)
Date: September 15, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2390
In Re: Oath Of Admission To The Florida Bar
Date: September 12, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-1702
Andrew Richard Lukehart v. Edwin G. Buss, etc.
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1788
Ray Lamar Johnston v. Kennet S. Tucker, etc.
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2148
Ray Lamar Johnston v. State of Florida
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-496
Andrew Richard Lukehart v. State of Florida
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-961
In Re: Standard Jury Instructions In Criminal Cases – Report 2011.01
Date: September 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-462
The Florida Bar v. Jane Marie Letwin
Date: September 1, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2360
Hill v. Davis, Etc.  
Date: September 1, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-823

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose when respondent, a resident of New York, filed a petition for administration asserting that he was entitled to be appointed personal representative of the estate of the decedent because he was the…

State of Florida v. Julius McGriff
Date: August 25, 2011
Docket Number: SC07-436
Cromartie v. State of Florida  
Date: August 25, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1868

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of trafficking in cocaine and sale or possession of cocaine within 1000 feet of a church. At issue was whether the trial judge's arbitrary policy of rounding up sentences constituted a due process…

Donald William Dufour v. State of Florida (order)
Date: August 25, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-262
Donald William Dufour v. State of Florida
Date: August 25, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-262
State Farm Mutual Auto. Ins. Co. v. Menendez, et al.  
Date: August 25, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-116

Justia Opinion Summary: State Farm petitioned for review of the Third District's determination that the household exclusion in its policy issued to respondents was ambiguous and therefore could not be enforced to eliminate coverage for bodily…

Valle v. State of Florida  
Date: August 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-1387

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant, a prisoner under sentence of death, appealed the denial of his amended successive motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Defendant raised numerous claims,…

Whiley v. Hon. Rick Scott, etc.  
Date: August 16, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-592

Justia Opinion Summary: This case was before the court on the petition of Rosalie Whiley for a writ of quo warranto seeking an order directing the Governor of the State of Florida to demonstrate that he had not exceeded his authority, in part,…

American Optical Corp., et al. v. Spiewak, et al.; American Optical Corp., et al. v. Williams, et al.  
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC08-1616, SC08-1640, SC08-1617, SC08-1639

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiffs in these cases filed actions based on various degrees of asbestosis. According to plaintiffs, when they filed their lawsuits before the adoption of the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act (Act),…

Wyatt v. State; Wyatt v. Buss  
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC08-655, SC09-556

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the denial of his amended and supplemental motions for postconviction relief and petitioned for writ of habeas corpus where he was convicted of first degree murders and sentenced to death for the…

Thomas Anthony Wyatt v. Edwin G. Buss, etc.
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-556
Mendoza v. State  
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-774

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of first degree murder, both premeditated and felony murder, as well as other felony counts, and sentenced to death. On instant appeal, defendant raised claims of ineffective assistance of trial…

Vreeland, etc. v. Ferrer, etc., et al.  
Date: July 8, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-694

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from respondent's agreement to lease an airplane from Aerolease of America, Inc. (Aerolease) and the subsequent plane crashed that occurred, which killed the pilot and his passenger. Petitioner, in his…

Jardines v. State  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2101

Justia Opinion Summary: This case stemmed from a warrantless "sniff test" by a drug detection dog at defendant's home and the subsequent discovery of live marijuana plants inside. At issue was whether the "sniff test" was a search under the…

Joelis Jardines v. State of Florida (order)
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2101
McCray, II v. State  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2434

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of four counts of first-degree murder and was sentenced to death for each of the murders. On direct appeal, defendant raised eleven claims regarding his competency at trial, his…

Cox, et al. v. St. Joseph's Hospital, et al.  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1771

Justia Opinion Summary: Plaintiff suffered a stroke with devastating consequences, leaving him with permanent paralysis and aphasia. Following a jury trial on his claim of medical malpractice, plaintiff received a jury verdict that awarded…

Sosa, etc. v. Safeway Premium Fin. Co., etc.  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1849

Justia Opinion Summary: This appeal arose from a motion for class certification filed in the trial court by petitioner where petitioner claimed that respondent violated sections 627.840(3)(b) and 627.835, Florida Statutes, by knowingly…

Harold Govoni v. State of Florida
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2023
Moreno-Gonzalez v. State  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2163

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was arrested and charged with possession of cannabis in an amount greater than 25 pounds, but less than 2000 pounds. Defendant filed a motion to suppress all evidence seized based on the May 16, 2007 warrant.…

Baker v. State  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-549

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed from a judgment of conviction of first degree murder and a sentence of death. Defendant was also convicted of home invasion robbery with a firearm, kidnapping, and aggravated fleeing and eluding a law…

D.J. v. State  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1852

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a juvenile, was convicted for trespassing upon the grounds of a school facility in violation of section 810.097(2), Florida Statutes. At issue was whether the prosecution must prove the identity of the…

In Re: Amendments To The Florida Probate Rules
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1928
In Re: Amendments To The Rules Regulating The Florida Bar
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1968
In Re: Amendments To Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.420
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-2242
Bennett, et al. v. St. Vincent’s Med. Center, Inc., et al.; FL Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Assoc. v. St. Vincent's Med. Center, Inc., et al.  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC10-390, SC10-364

Justia Opinion Summary: Parents of a minor child sued defendants for the permanent and substantial brain injury of their child. The issue in these consolidated cases was whether the parents were precluded from suing in a court of law for…

Nelson v. State  
Date: July 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-540

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of robbery with a deadly weapon and first degree murder. Defendant appealed his conviction and sentence of death under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The court affirmed and held that…

Barwick v. State; Barwick v. Buss, etc.  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC07-1831, SC08-1377

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of first degree murder, armed burglary, attempted sexual battery, and armed robbery, and sentenced to death. Defendant appealed the circuit court's denial of his motion to vacate his conviction…

Darryl Brian Barwick v. Edwin G. Buss etc.
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1377
Pittman v. State; Pittman v. Buss, etc.  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC08-146, SC08-2486

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed the postconviction court's order denying his motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 to vacate his first degree murder convictions and sentences of death. Defendant also…

Ballard v. State  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2041

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of first-degree murder of his step-daughter and sentenced to death. At issue was whether the trial court erred in admitting collateral crime evidence; whether the trial court erred in finding the…

David Joseph Pittman v. Edwin G. Buss, etc.
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2486
Ponton v. State  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1554

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his three consecutive life sentences from convictions stemming from the armed robbery of an older couple in their home, followed by an incident involving a taxicab outside the couple's home shortly…

Scott v. State  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1578

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant, who was 22 years old at the time of the crime, was convicted of first degree murder, attempted armed robbery, and aggravated battery due to this role in the robbery of a coin laundry, which resulted in the…

Chemrock Corp. v. Tampa Elec. Co., etc.  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2263

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner, a company that processed perlite for horticultural and construction use, sued respondent alleging several counts for damages based on the claim that natural gas being supplied to petitioner was contaminated…

State v. Hankerson  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1074

Justia Opinion Summary: The State sought review of the district court's reversal of defendant's convictions for possession of cocaine for sale. At issue was whether the district court erred in refusing to consider the State's argument on appeal…

State of Florida v. Anthony L. Hankerson (order)
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1074
Florida Ins. Guar. Assoc., Inc. v. Devon Neighborhood Assoc., Inc.  
Date: June 30, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-347

Justia Opinion Summary: This case arose from certain hurricane damage claims made by respondent under a 2004 insurance policy issued by respondent's original insurer. When the original insurer became insolvent, the Florida Insurance Guaranty…

State Of Florida v. Kevin Dewayne Powell Corrected Opinion
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC07-2295
State Of Florida v. Kevin Dewayne Powell Correction Notice
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC07-2295
Mapp v. State  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1838

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant pleaded guilty to burglary of a conveyance, grand theft of a quantity of mechanic's tools, and dealing in stolen property. Neither defendant or his counsel received notice that the State intended that he be…

The Florida Bar v. Timothy Allen Patrick
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2057
Lukehart v. State; Lukehart v. Buss  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC09-961, SC09-1788

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed an order of the circuit court denying his amended motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 where he challenged his conviction of first degree murder…

The Public Health Trust Of Miami-Dade County, Etc. v. Acanda  
Date: June 23, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-302

Justia Opinion Summary: Respondent filed a complaint against petitioner, alleging the negligence of certain residents, fellows, and nurses at Jackson Memorial Hospital where her newborn son contracted a severe bacterial infection and…

State of Florida v. Lemuel E. Isaac
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: SC05-2047
Rigterink v. State  
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: SC05-2162

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant appealed his convictions for first degree murder and sentences of death. The most critical and dispositive issue in this case involved the denial of a motion to suppress statements that defendant contended were…

State v. Powell  
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: SC07-2295

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted for possession of a firearm by a felon and sentenced to ten years in prison. At issue was the scope of the pre-interrogation warnings required by the Fifth Amendment of the United States, as…

Pham v. State  
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2355

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of first degree murder of his estranged wife, the attempted first degree murder of her boyfriend, the armed kidnapping of his stepdaughter, and armed burglary. At issue was whether the…

McKinney v. State  
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-140

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was convicted of grand theft and robbery with a firearm. At issue was whether defendant's dual convictions violated the prohibition against double jeopardy under paragraph (b) of Fla. Stat. 775.021(4)(b). The…

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure
Date: June 16, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1468
Sergio Corona v. State of Florida
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: SC06-1054
Linda Crawford v. Jannie Barker, Etc.
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1969
Robin Roshkind, P.A. v. Belinda Charlene Machiela
Date: June 9, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1754
Coleman v. State; Coleman v. Buss, et al.  
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC04-1520, SC09-92

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant appealed an order of the circuit court denying his motion to vacate his convictions of first-degree murder and sentences of death filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 and petitioned the court…

Hildwin v. State  
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1417

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant was convicted and sentenced to death in 1986 for the murder of a certain individual and sentenced to death on direct appeal. This appeal followed from the denial of postconviction relief alleging ineffective…

Michael Coleman v. Edwin G. Buss, etc.
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-92
Mark David Kanarek, M.D., Et Al. v. Joseph Sullivan, Etc.
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1196
Jack Frederick Durie, Jr. v. State of Florida
Date: June 2, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1668
Delgado v. State  
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2030

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner received a 30 year sentence for burglary, a 10 year sentence for auto theft, and a life sentence for kidnapping where petitioner's sentences stemmed from his theft of a vehicle in which a two-year-old child…

Keith Jackson v. State of Florida
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1405
James Patrick Wonder v. State of Florida
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1741
State v. Akins  
Date: May 26, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-896

Justia Opinion Summary: Defendant was adjudicated guilty of the sale and possession of cocaine, a second degree felony, and sentenced as a habitual felony offender ("HFO") to thirty years in prison and received a split sentence where he was to…

Wald, Jr. v. Grainger, etc.  
Date: May 19, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1143

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the district court's decision that the trial court erred as a matter of law by directing a verdict on permanency where "permanency was a jury question" and where "the jury was free to reject any…

The Florida Bar v. Jussi Kustaa Kivisto
Date: May 12, 2011
Docket Number: SC07-2281
In Re: Amendments To Florida Small Claims Rule 7.090
Date: May 12, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1227
Wagner, Vaughan, Mclaughlin & Brennan, P.A. v. Kennedy Law Group
Date: May 5, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1525
Leonardo Marrero v. State of Florida  
Date: May 5, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2390

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner requested a judgment of acquittal on the charge of felony criminal mischief where defense counsel argued that the state failed to establish a prima facie case that the damage to the doors that petitioner drove…

Ted Williams V. Keith Robinson Oken, M.D., et al.  
Date: May 5, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-92

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner sued respondents alleging that, as a result of one of the respondent's negligence, petitioner suffered an acute myocardial infarction when he went to the emergency room complaining of chest pains. At issue was…

State of Florida v. Christian Fleming  
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC06-1173

Justia Opinion Summary: Respondent appealed his sentence when he was convicted of aggravated battery with great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement; shooting within a dwelling; and false imprisonment. At issue was…

State of Florida v. Christian Fleming (order)
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC06-1173
Mark Henry, Warden, Etc. v. Runner O. Santana  
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1027

Justia Opinion Summary: Respondent filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus alleging that he was entitled to immediate release where respondent's claim concerned the sentences that were imposed following his violation of probation. At issue…

Ray Lamar Johnston v. Edwin G. Buss, etc.
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2148
The Florida Bar v. Petia Dimitrova Knowles (order)
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-403
Ray Lamar Johnston v. State of Florida  
Date: April 28, 2011
Docket Numbers: SC09-496, SC09-2148

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner appealed the trial court's order denying his motion filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 to vacate his conviction of first degree murder and sentence of death. Petitioner raised numerous claims…

Bernard Joyner v. State of Florida
Date: April 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1489
Harris v. Florida  
Date: April 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1871

Justia Opinion Summary: The State charged Petitioner Clayton Harris with possession of pseudoephedrine with the intent to manufacture methamphetamine, in violation of state law. On a traffic stop, officers noticed that Petitioner was "shaking,…

Vargas v. Enterprise Leasing Co.  
Date: April 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2269

Justia Opinion Summary: Respondent Enterprise Leasing Company leased a motor vehicle to Elizabeth Price for less than a year. Her son crashed the leased vehicle into a vehicle owned by Petitioner Rafael Vargas. Vargas filed suit against Price…

Johnson v. Florida  
Date: April 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-418

Justia Opinion Summary: Petitioner Andrea Johnson plead guilty to armed robbery and possession of a firearm, and was placed on probation for four years conditioned on his participation in a "boot camp" program. Johnson violated the terms of the…

The Florida Bar v. Henry Nissim Adorno
Date: April 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1012
Florida v. Hankerson  
Date: April 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1074

Justia Opinion Summary: After being charged with possession of cocaine with intent to sell within 1000 feet of a school, Respondent Anthony Hankerson filed a motion to suppress evidence, asserting that the evidence against him was obtained from…

Michael Seibert v. Walter A. McNeil
Date: April 14, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1615
Jardines v. Florida  
Date: April 14, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-2101

Justia Opinion Summary: The Court considered whether a "sniff test" by a drug detection dog conducted at the front door of a private residence is a "search" under the Fourth Amendment, and if so, whether the evidentiary showing of wrongdoing…

Seibert v. Florida  
Date: April 14, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-708

Justia Opinion Summary: Appellant-Cross Appellee Seibert was denied a post-conviction motion to vacate his first-degree murder conviction and death sentence. On appeal, Appellant sought review of whether the post-conviction court erred in…

Anthony E. Smith v. State of Florida
Date: April 14, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-386
Anthony E. Smith v. State of Florida (Notice)
Date: April 14, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-386
The Florida Bar v. R. Patrick Mirk
Date: April 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1423
Wagner, Vaughn, Mclaughlin & Brennan, P.A. v. Kennedy Law Group
Date: April 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1525
William Frances Silvia v. State of Florida
Date: April 7, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-220
Katherine Kaaa v. Joseph Kaaa
Date: March 31, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-967
Katherine Kaaa v. Joseph Kaaa (order)
Date: March 31, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-967
Susan Cohn V. The Grand Condominium Association, Inc., Et Al.
Date: March 31, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-430
Edmund Mady v. Daimlerchrysler Corporation
Date: March 24, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-808
Ray Lamar Johnston v. State of Florida
Date: March 24, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-780
Ray Lamar Johnston v. Edwin G. Buss, Etc.
Date: March 24, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-75
Nelson Serrano v. State of Florida
Date: March 17, 2011
Docket Number: SC07-1434
Anthony E. Smith v. State of Florida
Date: March 17, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-386
Thad Altman, et. al. v. Hon. Rick Scott, Governor
Date: March 4, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-396
Juan Pantoja v. State of Florida
Date: March 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1879
The Florida Bar v. Jaime Roberto
Date: March 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1929
In Re: Amendments To Florida Rule Of Judicial Administration 2.215(B)(10)
Date: February 24, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1867
Michael Hernandez v. State of Florida
Date: February 17, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2225
Bradley James Jackson v. State of Florida
Date: February 17, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-2383
In Re: Certification of Need For Additional Judges
Date: February 17, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-182
Paul Glen Everett v. State of Florida
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1636
Shawn M. Arthur v. Josette A. Arthur
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1675
Shawn M. Arthur v. Josette A. Arthur (order)
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1675
The Bionetics Corporation v. Frank W. Kenniasty, Etc., Et Al.
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1243
Steven Richard Taylor v. State of Florida
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-1382
Paul Glen Everett v. Walter A. McNeil
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-646
Steven Richard Taylor v. Walter A. McNeil, etc.
Date: February 10, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-143
State of Florida v. Christian Fleming
Date: February 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC06-1173
The Florida Bar v. Miroslaw Thomas Lobasz
Date: February 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC08-1105
Donald William Dufour v. State of Florida
Date: February 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-262
Leslie S. Osborne v. Denise J. Dumoulin
Date: February 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-751
Andrew Krause, Et Al. v. Textron Financial Corporation
Date: February 3, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-881
Aundra Johnson v. State of Florida
Date: January 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-966
Aundra Johnson v. State of Florida (order)
Date: January 27, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-966
Ronald Morel v. George H. Sheldon, Etc.
Date: January 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-2293
Ronald Morel v. Michael Joseph Satz, State Attorney, Etc.
Date: January 21, 2011
Docket Number: SC11-105
Charlie Crist, Et Al. v. Robert M. Ervin, Et Al.
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1317
Alex Sink, Chief Financial Officer, etc. v. Robert M. Ervin, Et Al.
Date: January 20, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-1319
No Case: Judicial Branch Records Retention Schedule
Date: January 13, 2011
Docket Number: N/A
In Re: Amendments To The Florida Evidence Code
Date: January 13, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-190
Leonardo Franqui v. State of Florida
Date: January 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC05-830
John Troy v. State of Florida
Date: January 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-526
Clarence Dennis v. State of Florida
Date: January 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-941
Clarence Dennis v. State of Florida (Notice)
Date: January 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC09-941
Antonio Johnson v. Edwin G. Buss, etc.
Date: January 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-207
Antonio Johnson v. Katherine Fernandez Rundle, Etc.
Date: January 6, 2011
Docket Number: SC10-35
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