Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-992 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUDICIAL ADMINISTRATION 2.205. [July 6, 2018] PER CURIAM. This Court, on its own motion, amends Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.205(a)(1) (Internal Government; Exercise of Powers and Jurisdiction), as explained below. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.; Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(g)(1). In In re Implementation of Judicial Branch Governance Study Group Recommendations—Amendments to Florida Rules of Judicial...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-984 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS—12.961. September 27, 2018 PER CURIAM. Pursuant to the procedures approved in Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms, 810 So. 2d 1 , 13-14 (Fla. 2000), this Court has internally reviewed the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms and has decided that amendments to an existing form are needed. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(d). Input was...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-950 _ INQUIRY CONCERNING A JUDGE NO. 18-108 RE: DEBORAH WHITE- LABORA. November 15, 2018 PER CURIAM. In this case, we review the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) concerning Judge Deborah White- Labora, a judge of the Miami-Dade County Court, and the stipulation entered into between Judge White-Labora and the JQC. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 12, Fla. Const. As explained below, we approve the...
Supreme Court of Florida No. SC18-88 TROY MERCK, JR., Appellant, VS. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. December 28, 2018 PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying Troy Merck’s successive motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns postconviction relief from a capital conviction for Which a sentence of death Was imposed, this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal under article...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-88 _ TROY MERCK, JR., Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. December 28, 2018 PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on appeal from an order denying Troy Merck’s successive motion to vacate a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. Because the order concerns postconviction relief from a capital conviction for which a sentence of death was imposed, this Court has jurisdiction of the appeal under...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-867 _ IN RE: STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CONTRACT AND BUSINESS CASES—2018 REPORT. December 6, 2018 PER CURIAM. The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Contract and Business Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to the standard jury instructions and asks that the Court authorize the amended standard instructions. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. The Committee filed its report in this case proposing...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-860 _ KEVIN DON FOSTER, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. December 6, 2018 CORRECTED OPINION PER CURIAM. Kevin Don Foster, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals a circuit court order denying his successive motion for postconviction relief, which was filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the denial of relief. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-860 _ KEVIN DON FOSTER, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. December 6, 2018 PER CURIAM. Kevin Don Foster, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals a circuit court order denying his successive motion for postconviction relief, which was filed under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we affirm the denial of relief. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Foster,...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-853 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULE OF PROCEDURE 12.407. December 13, 2018 PER CURIAM. This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. BACKGROUND The Family Law Rules Committee previously proposed amendments to rule 12.407 in its 2017 regular-cycle report. In re Amends. to Fla. Family Law Rules of Pro.—2017 Regular-Cycle...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-825 _ VINODH M. RAGHUBIR, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. August 30, 2018 PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on the pro se petition of Vinodh Raghubir for a writ of mandamus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(8), Fla. Const. Petitioner Raghubir has pro se filed forty-two petitions or notices with this Court since May 2017. On June 11, 2018, we dismissed the instant petition, expressly retained jurisdiction, and ordered Raghubir to...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-7 _ WILLIAM ROGER DAVIS, III, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. October 25, 2018 PER CURIAM. Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851, counsel for William Roger Davis, III, a prisoner under sentence of death, appeals the postconviction court’s order dismissing the postconviction proceedings below but not discharging counsel. 1 For the reasons explained below, we affirm the postconviction court’s order. BACKGROUND A jury convicted Davis of...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-698 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS—12.951(a) AND (b). [June 21, 2018] PER CURIAM. Pursuant to the procedures approved in Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms, 810 So. 2d 1 , 13-14 (Fla. 2000), this Court has internally reviewed the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms and has decided that amendments to two existing forms are needed. See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(d)....
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-697 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS—12.980(b)(1). [June 21, 2018] PER CURIAM. Pursuant to the procedures approved in Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms, 810 So. 2d 1 , 13-14 (Fla. 2000), this Court has internally reviewed the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms and has decided that amendments to form 12.980(b)(1) (Order Setting Hearing on Petition for Injunction for...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-696 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS—12.913(a)(3). [June 21, 2018] PER CURIAM. Pursuant to the procedures approved in Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms, 810 So. 2d 1 , 13-14 (Fla. 2000), this Court has internally reviewed the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms and has decided that amendments to the existing forms are needed, as well as development of a new form....
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-696 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA SUPREME COURT APPROVED FAMILY LAW FORMS—12.913(a)(3). [June 21, 2018] PER CURIAM. Pursuant to the procedures approved in Amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure & Family Law Forms, 810 So. 2d 1 , 13-14 (Fla. 2000), this Court has internally reviewed the Florida Supreme Court Approved Family Law Forms and has decided that amendments to the existing forms are needed, as well as development of a new form....
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-695 _ RONALD K. SCHIMING, Petitioner, vs. JULIE L. JONES, etc., Respondent. October 19, 2018 PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court on the petition of Ronald K. Schiming for a writ of habeas corpus. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(9), Fla. Const. By order dated July 10, 2018, we denied Schiming’s petition as repetitive pursuant to Topps v. State, 865 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 2004). Schiming v. Jones, No. SC18-695, Order at 1, 2018 WL 3356163 (Fla. July...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-694 _ IN RE: STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CIVIL CASES — REPORT NO. 18-01. September 13, 2018 PER CURIAM. The Supreme Court Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases (Committee) has submitted proposed changes to the Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases and asks that the Court authorize the amended standard instructions for publication and use. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const. The Committee proposes amendments to...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-677 _ IAN DECO LIGHTBOURNE, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. August 30, 2018 PER CURIAM. We have for review Ian Deco Lightbourne’s appeal of the circuit court’s order denying Lightbourne’s motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. This Court has jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Lightbourne’s motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (2016),...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-648 _ IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO CANON 6 OF THE CODE OF JUDICIAL CONDUCT. [May 10, 2018] PER CURIAM. The Court, on its own motion, amends the Code of Judicial Conduct (Code) to clarify the Canon 6A(3) public reporting requirement for the reimbursement or direct payment of expenses, and waiver of fees or charges associated with a judge’s participation in quasi-judicial and extrajudicial activities permitted by the Code.1 In a recent advisory opinion, the Judicial...
Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC18-646 _ EDWARD J. ZAKRZEWSKI, II, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. September 20, 2018 PER CURIAM. We have for review Edward J. Zakrzewski’s appeal of the circuit court’s order denying Zakrzewski’s motion filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851. This Court has jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Zakrzewski’s motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Hurst v. Florida, 136 S. Ct. 616 (...
