ORDER OF TRANSFER SHEPHERD, J. This case is before us on the State's Petition for Certiorari seeking review of an order of the Miami-Dade Circuit Court denying its motion to disqualify defense counsel. As the Florida Supreme Court has made clear its appellate jurisdiction over death penalty cases includes not just exclusive jurisdiction to review all collateral proceedings that develop in those actions, but extends as well to collateral proceedings in cases such as this, where the Court has...
ON MOTION FOR REHEARING PER CURIAM. Appellant filed a motion for reconsideration that we treat as a motion for rehearing. Having considered the motion and appellee's joinder in the motion, we withdraw the previous opinion of the court dismissing the appeal. The appeal is reinstated. All applicable time periods for perfecting the appeal shall be considered tolled from the date of dismissal, October 5, 2009, until the date of this opinion. WOLF, PADOVANO, and THOMAS, JJ., concur.
RAMIREZ, C.J. St. Paul Mercury Insurance Company appeals a jury verdict entered in favor of appellee Coconut Grove Bank based upon an insurance claim for which the insurance coverage allegedly had terminated. The bank cross-appeals the trial court's refusal to award a contingency fee multiplier on its attorney's fees. We affirm all issues on appeal and cross-appeal. The bank hired Aldo Morales in the late 1980's. In 1988, Morales' cash drawer came up short, and he tried to hide the shortage...
On Motion to Dismiss COPE , J. This appeal arises from a summary final judgment awarding a $200,000 deposit to the seller, Mechaia Investments, LLC, after the sale of a residence on Key Biscayne failed to close. The seller contends that the appeal by the buyer, Denise Romano, is premature and should be dismissed. We conclude that the appeal by the buyer need not be dismissed, and that the trial court continues to have jurisdiction to rule on the seller's timely motion to amend the...
