366 So. 2d 440 (1978) Theodore R. BUNDY, Petitioner, v. John A. RUDD, As Circuit Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County, Florida, Respondent. No. 55611. Supreme Court of Florida. December 22, 1978. *441 Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, Tallahassee, for petitioner. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Miguel A. Olivella, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent. PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on a petition for a writ of prohibition to prevent the...
363 So. 2d 559 (1978) THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner, v. Richard S. SAVITT and Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, Respondents. No. 54658. Supreme Court of Florida. October 12, 1978. Bernard H. Dempsey, Jr., Chairman of Standing Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, Orlando, and H. Glenn Boggs, II, Asst. Staff Counsel-UPL, Tallahassee, for petitioner. William H. McBride, Jr., of Holland & Knight, Tampa, for respondents. PER CURIAM. This action was initially brought by The Florida Bar pursuant to...
363 So. 2d 337 (1978) FLORIDIANS AGAINST CASINO TAKEOVER, etc., et al., Appellants-Petitioners, v. LET'S HELP FLORIDA, etc., et al., Appellees-Respondents. Nos. 54571, 54535. Supreme Court of Florida. October 19, 1978. Rehearing Denied November 9, 1978. *338 Richard H.M. Swann of Hall & Swann, Coral Gables, for appellants-petitioners. Tobias Simon and Theodore L. Tripp, Jr. of the Law Offices of Tobias Simon, Miami, for appellees-respondents. Maurice Rosen, North Miami Beach, for The Tenants...
360 So. 2d 1076 (1978) In re FLORIDA RULES OF Judicial Administration. No. 54525. Supreme Court of Florida. June 30 and July 21, 1978. Opinion Filed June 30, 1978. PER CURIAM. The following rules shall take effect on 12:01 a.m., July 1, 1978. These rules are a compilation and consolidation of the rules of judicial administration contained in the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure and Transition Rules. Obsolete provisions...
364 So. 2d 469 (1978) Julia McCain LAMPKIN-ASAM, Petitioner, v. DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL, Third District, Respondent. No. 54134. Supreme Court of Florida. November 9, 1978. Tobias Simon, Miami, and Andrew A. Graham and Joan H. Bickerstaff, Cocoa, for petitioner. S. Harold Skolnick, Miami, for respondent. *470 SUNDBERG, Justice. By petition for writ of mandamus, we are asked to determine whether Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.040(b), the 1977 revision of Florida Appellate Rule 2.1 a.(5)(d)...
367 So. 2d 207 (1978) Roy M. SPEER et al., Appellants, v. Mike OLSON et al., Appellees. Nos. 54034, 54151 and 54152. Supreme Court of Florida. December 21, 1978. Rehearing Denied February 16, 1979. *208 David A. Maney of Gordon & Maney, Tampa, and Leonard W. Cooperman, St. Petersburg, for appellants. Gerald A. Figurski, Pasco County Atty., Port Richey, and Judson Freeman, Jr. of Freeman, Richardson, Watson, Slade, McCarthy & Kelly, Jacksonville, for appellees. ADKINS, Justice. This is an appeal...
366 So. 2d 433 (1978) THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. George J. BLAHA, Respondent. No. 53999. Supreme Court of Florida. December 21, 1978. *434 George A. Stelogeannis, Bar Counsel, Ocala, David G. McGunegle and John A. Boggs, Asst. Staff Counsels, Tallahassee, for complainant. No appearance for respondent. PER CURIAM. This disciplinary proceeding against George J. Blaha, a member of The Florida Bar, is before us on complaint of The Florida Bar and Report of Referee. The referee's report and...
364 So. 2d 1217 (1978) Howard DUNNIGAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 53883. Supreme Court of Florida. October 19, 1978. Rehearing Denied December 20, 1978. Robert E. Jagger, Public Defender, and Stuart J. Freeman, Asst. Public Defender, St. Petersburg, for appellant. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Robert J. Landry, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee. PER CURIAM. The order of the trial judge upholding the constitutional validity of Section 812.014, Florida Statutes (1977),...
364 So. 2d 1225 (1978) STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Monty Ray BELGRAVE and Stephen Roger Smith, Appellees. No. 53870. Supreme Court of Florida. October 19, 1978. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., and Janet Reno, State's Atty. and Ira Loewy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellant. Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, for appellees. PER CURIAM. This cause is before us on appeal by the state from a trial court order granting a motion to dismiss the charges...
364 So. 2d 1223 (1978) STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Victor LEWIS, Appellee. No. 53745. Supreme Court of Florida. October 19, 1978. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen. and Benedict P. Kuehne, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, and Michael J. Satz, State's Atty. and Patti L. Englander, Asst. State's Atty., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant. Alan H. Schreiber, Public Defender, and Stuart M. Lerner, Asst. Public Defender, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee. PER CURIAM. In this cause the state appeals from an...
366 So. 2d 431 (1978) THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner, v. Henry G. MORALES, Respondent. No. 53724. Supreme Court of Florida. December 21, 1978. Michael J. Satz, State's Atty., and Ralph J. Ray, Jr., Chief Asst. State's Atty., Fort Lauderdale, for petitioner. Nicholas R. Friedman, Asst. Staff Counsel, Miami, for The Florida Bar, amicus curiae. *432 Henry G. Morales, in pro. per. PER CURIAM. The court here reviews a Circuit Judge's report in disciplinary proceedings brought against Henry Morales,...
362 So. 2d 10 (1978) STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Roosevelt ALLEN, Larry W. Edwards, Randy Heath, Elmore L. Henderson, Wallace Reed, Willie Singletary and Herman Cruse, Appellees. Nos. 53675 to 53680. Supreme Court of Florida. July 20, 1978. Rehearing Denied September 27, 1978. *11 Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellant. Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Karen M. Gottlieb and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defenders, and...
367 So. 2d 204 (1978) Elbert L. FISHER, M.D., Petitioner, v. Oswaldo HERRERA et al., Respondents. DOCTOR'S HOSPITAL, Petitioner, v. Oswaldo HERRERA et al., Respondents. Nos. 53646, 53669. Supreme Court of Florida. December 21, 1978. Rehearing Denied February 28, 1979. *205 Steven R. Berger of Carey, Dwyer, Cole, Selwood & Bernard, Miami, for Fisher. John W. Thornton and Edward N. Winitz of Thornton, Conroy & Herndon, Miami, for Doctor's Hospital. Edward A. Perse of Horton, Perse & Ginsberg, and...
359 So. 2d 863 (1978) THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner, v. Frank CLARK, III, Respondent. No. 53642. Supreme Court of Florida. May 31, 1978. James P. Hollaway, Asst. Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, for petitioner. Frank Clark, III, in pro. per., for respondent. *864 PER CURIAM. Respondent, a suspended member of The Florida Bar, [*] seeks reinstatement to the active practice of law pursuant to the Florida Bar Integration Rule, Article XI, Rule 11.11. A hearing was held before a Bar referee, who made...
366 So. 2d 1162 (1978) Jack MULLINS, Petitioner, v. STATE of Florida, Respondent. No. 53394. Supreme Court of Florida. December 7, 1978. Rehearing Denied February 22, 1979. Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Thomas G. Murray, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, for petitioner. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Calvin L. Fox and Ronald A. Dion, Asst. Attys. Gen., Miami, for respondent. SUNDBERG, Justice. This cause is before us on petition for writ of certiorari to review the decision of the...
364 So. 2d 463 (1978) James T. KIMBALL, d/b/a American Transportation, Petitioner, v. Paula F. HAWKINS, William T. Mayo, and Robert T. Mann, As and Constituting the Florida Public Service Commission, Respondents. No. 53363. Supreme Court of Florida. November 2, 1978. *464 J.B. Curasi, Tallahassee, for petitioner. Prentice P. Pruitt, Legal Director, M. Robert Christ and Paul Sexton, Staff Counsels, Tallahassee, for respondents. Gregory A. Presnell of Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, Orlando, for...
362 So. 2d 12 (1978) THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Ellis RUBIN, Respondent. Nos. 53329, 53110. Supreme Court of Florida. July 27, 1978. Rehearing Denied October 2, 1978. *13 Cecyl L. Pickle, Bar Counsel, Miami, Nicholas R. Friedman, Fort Lauderdale, and G. Lynn Kilpatrick, Tallahassee, Asst. Staff Counsel, for complainant. Ellis Rubin, in pro per. PER CURIAM. This proceeding involves The Florida Bar's efforts to take disciplinary action against Ellis Rubin, a member of The Florida Bar, [1]...
365 So. 2d 143 (1978) MANATEE COUNTY, Florida, a Political Subdivision, Appellant, v. TOWN OF LONGBOAT KEY, Florida, City of Bradenton Beach, Florida, and City of Bradenton, Florida, Municipal Corporations, Appellees. No. 53142. Supreme Court of Florida. October 26, 1978. Rehearing Denied January 9, 1979. *144 E.N. Fay, Jr. of Mann & Fay, Bradenton, for appellant. I.W. Whitesell, Jr. of Wood, Whitesell & Karp, Sarasota; and William R. Lisch, Bradenton, for appellees. Talbot D'Alemberte and...
360 So. 2d 774 (1978) Joseph P. D'ALESSANDRO, Etc., Petitioner, v. John H. SHEARER, Jr., Etc., Respondent. In re Jerry CROOKS, Case No. 77-466CF. Joseph P. D'ALESSANDRO, Etc., Petitioner, v. John H. SHEARER, Jr., etc., Respondent. In Re William OPITZ, Case No. 77-183CF. Nos. 53124, 53143. Supreme Court of Florida. June 30, 1978. Joseph P. D'Alessandro, State's Atty., in pro per. Louis S. St. Laurent, Chief Asst. State's Atty., and Patricia A. Kerwin, Asst. State's Atty., Fort Myers, for...
363 So. 2d 552 (1978) Ronald L. PRUITT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. No. 53075. Supreme Court of Florida. September 28, 1978. Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Allen J. DeWeese, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant. Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Joy B. Shearer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee. *553 SUNDBERG, Justice. Appellant has prosecuted an appeal in this Court following an order of the trial judge denying his motion to dismiss the...
