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4D15-1604 Alvin E. Wright v. State of Florida (2015)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Aug. 26, 2015

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT ALVIN E. WRIGHT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D15-1604 [ August 26, 2015 ] Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Jeffrey Levenson, Judge; L.T. Case No. 09-13208CF10B. Alvin E. Wright, Punta Gorda, pro se. No appearance required for appellee. PER CURIAM. We affirm the order on appeal without prejudice to appellant filing a rule 3.800(a)..

SC13-1872 & SC13-1874 Enock Plancher, etc. v. UCF Athletics Association, Inc. and Enock Plancher, etc. v. UCF Athletics Association, Inc. (2015)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: May 28, 2015

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC13-1872 _ ENOCK PLANCHER, etc., Petitioner, vs. UCF ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Respondent. _ No. SC13-1874 _ ENOCK PLANCHER, etc., Petitioner, vs. UCF ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION, INC., et al., Respondent. [May 28, 2015] POLSTON, J. The Planchers seek review of the decision of the Fifth District Court of Appeal in UCF Athletics Ass’n, Inc. v. Plancher, 121 So. 3d 1097 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013).1 For the reasons expressed below, we approve the Fifth District’s holdi..

SC12-578 Leighdon Henry v. State of Florida (2015)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Mar. 19, 2015

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC12-578 _ LEIGHDON HENRY, Petitioner, vs. STATE OF FLORIDA, Respondent. [March 19, 2015] PERRY, J. We have for review the Fifth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Henry v. State, 82 So. 3d 1084 (Fla. 5th DCA 2012), holding that Graham v. Florida, 560 U.S. 48 (2010), does not apply to term-of-years prison sentences because such sentences do not constitute life imprisonment. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const. Because we find that Graham does..

4D12-3525 Dale Norman v. State (2015)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Feb. 18, 2015

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT DALE NORMAN, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D12-3525 [February 18, 2015] Appeal from the County Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County; Cliff Barnes, Sr., Judge; L.T. Case No. 562012MM000530A. Eric J. Friday of Fletcher & Phillips, Jacksonville, and Ashley N. Minton of Fender & Minton, P.A., Fort Pierce, for appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Celia Terenzio, Bureau Chief, ..

2D14-2276 White v. State (2015)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Feb. 04, 2015

NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION AND, IF FILED, DETERMINED IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA SECOND DISTRICT ALAN D. WHITE, ) ) Appellant, ) ) v. ) Case No: 2D14-2276 ) STATE OF FLORIDA, ) ) Appellee. ) ) Opinion filed February 4, 2015. Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Polk County; Catherine L. Combee, Judge. Alan D. White, pro se. WALLACE, Judge. Alan D. White filed a letter with the postconviction court contending that his w..

14-2193 Department of Highway Safety And Motor Vehicles v. Gregory R. Lanning (2015)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Jan. 01, 2015

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAY NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO SAFETY AND MOTOR FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND VEHICLES, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED Petitioner, CASE NO. 1D14-2193 v. GREGORY R. LANNING, Respondent. _/ Opinion filed January 2, 2015. Petition for Writ of Certiorari – Original Jurisdiction. Stephen D. Hurm, General Counsel, and Damaris Reynolds, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Tallaha..

SC13-411 Citrus County Hospital Board, etc. v. Citrus Memorial Health Foundation, Inc., etc. (2014)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Nov. 13, 2014

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC13-411 _ CITRUS COUNTY HOSPITAL BOARD, etc., et al., Appellants, vs. CITRUS MEMORIAL HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC., etc., Appellee. [November 13, 2014] POLSTON, J. This case is before the Court on appeal from the First District Court of Appeal’s decision in Citrus Memorial Health Foundation, Inc. v. Citrus County Hospital Board, 108 So. 3d 675 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013), which held that the special law enacted at chapter 2011-256, Laws of Florida, impairs the Foundation’s cont..

SC13-1958 State of Florida v. Michael Perez (2014)

Supreme Court of Florida Filed: Oct. 16, 2014

Supreme Court of Florida _ No. SC13-1958 _ STATE OF FLORIDA, Petitioner, vs. MICHAEL PEREZ, Respondent. [October 16, 2014] PER CURIAM. Following the issuance of the Third District Court of Appeal’s opinion in Perez v. State, 118 So. 3d 298 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013), and upon the State’s motion, the district court certified the following question as one of great public importance: HOW SHOULD MANIFEST INJUSTICE BE DEFINED FOR PURPOSES OF A CLAIM OF NEWLY DISCOVERED EVIDENCE AFTER A GUILTY PLEA Perez v. S..

13-3479 Larry Darnell Blocker v. State of Florida (2014)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Jul. 30, 2014

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL FIRST DISTRICT, STATE OF FLORIDA LARRY DARNELL BLOCKER, NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE MOTION FOR REHEARING AND Appellant, DISPOSITION THEREOF IF FILED v. CASE NO. 1D13-3479 STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _/ Opinion filed July 16, 2014. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County. Gary L. Bergosh, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Danielle Jorden, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, and M..

2D11-5050 American Medical Pro. Peo v. Estate of Shakespeare (2011)

District Court of Appeal of Florida Filed: Dec. 20, 2011 Citations: 84 So. 3d 1034

84 So. 3d 1034 (2011) AMERICAN MEDICAL PRO. PEO v. ESTATE OF SHAKESPEARE. No. 2D11-5050. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. December 20, 2011. DECISION WITHOUT PUBLISHED OPINION Appeal dismissed.

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