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SC13-687 Gerardo Guzman v. State of Florida (2016)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jan. 28, 2016

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC13-687 _ GERARDO GUZMAN, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [January 28, 2016] PERRY, J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Guzman v. State, 110 So. 3d 480 , 481 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013). In its decision, the Fourth District certified two questions of great public importance: 1. DOES GRAHAM V. FLORIDA, 560 U.S. 48 , 130 S. Ct. 2011 , 176 L. Ed. 2d 825 (2010), APPLY TO LENGTHY TERM–OF– YEARS SENT..

SC14-1925 State of Florida v. Eric Lucas (2016)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jan. 28, 2016

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC14-1925 _ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. ERIC LUCAS, Respondent. [January 28, 2016] LABARGA, C.J. The State seeks review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Lucas v. State, 147 So. 3d 611 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014), on the ground that it expressly and directly conflicts with a decision of this Court, Nelson v. State, 875 So. 2d 579 (Fla. 2004), on a question of law. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. The question before the ..

SC13-310 State of Florida v. Zachariah Dorsett (2015)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Feb. 26, 2015

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC13-310 _ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. ZACHARIAH DORSETT, Respondent. [February 26, 2015] CANADY, J. In this case, we answer a certified question regarding the knowledge element of Florida’s hit-and-run statute, section 316.027, Florida Statutes (2006). We have for review, Dorsett v. State, 147 So. 3d 532 , 536-37 (Fla. 4th DCA), review granted, 122 So. 3d 869 (Fla. 2013), in which the Fourth District Court of Appeal held that in the prosecution of a driver fo..

SC13-2315 Larry Charles Williams v. State of Florida (2015)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jan. 29, 2015

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC13-2315 _ LARRY CHARLES WILLIAMS, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [January 29, 2015] PER CURIAM. Larry Charles Williams seeks review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Williams v. State, 127 So. 3d 643 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013), on the assertion that it expressly and directly conflicts with the Second District Court of Appeal’s decision in Shackelford v. State, 579 So. 2d 306 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991), and the First District Court of Appeal..

SC12-1683 State of Florida v. Keith Sirota (2014)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Sep. 04, 2014

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC12-1683 _ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. KEITH SIROTA, Respondent. [September 4, 2014] PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Sirota v. State, 95 So. 3d 313 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012), in which the Fourth District certified a question of great public importance “regarding the scope and proper application” of this Court’s decision in Morgan v. State, 991 So. 2d 835 (Fla. 2008), “following two recen..

SC12-1932 Kemar Rochester v. State of Florida (2014)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jun. 05, 2014

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC12-1932 _ KEMAR ROCHESTER, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [June 5, 2014] PER CURIAM. This case is before the Court for review of the Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Rochester v. State, 95 So. 3d 407 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012), which the Fourth District certified is in direct conflict with the decision of the Second District Court of Appeal in Montgomery v. State, 36 So. 3d 188 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010). 1 For the reasons explained below, we approve ..

SC14-398 Robert L. Henry v. State of Florida (2014)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Mar. 14, 2014

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC14-398 _ ROBERT L. HENRY, Appellant, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. [March 14, 2014] PER CURIAM. Robert Henry is a prisoner under sentences of death for whom a death warrant has been signed and execution set for March 20, 2014. In 1988, Henry was convicted of the first-degree murders of Phyllis Harris and Janet Thermidor, armed robbery with a deadly weapon, and arson. Henry now appeals the denial of his second successive motion for postconviction relief, filed un..

SC10-1458 Amos Augustus Williams v. State of Florida (2014)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Jan. 09, 2014

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC10-1458 _ AMOS AUGUSTUS WILLIAMS, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [February 14, 2013] CORRECTED OPINION LABARGA, J. This case is before the Court for review of the decision of the Fourth District Court of Appeal in Williams v. State, 40 So. 3d 72 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010). In its decision, the district court certified the following questions to be of great public importance: (1) DOES THE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTION ON ATTEMPTED MANSLAUGHTER CONSTITUTE FUNDAM..

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