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A forum where criminal justice professionals, teachers, and students can read and discuss recent criminal law decisions from Florida's appellate courts.
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Bist v. State, Case No. 5D09-121 (Fla. App. 4/9/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on April 09, 2010DEEPAK BIST, Appellant. v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D09-121. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed April 9, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Flagler County, Kim C. Hammond, Judge. Jack A. Fleischman of Fleischman and Fleischman, P...
Croom v. State, Case No. 1D09-1605 (Fla. App. 4/9/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on April 09, 2010JOSHUA RAJA CROOM, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-1605. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed April 9, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Hon. Nickolas P. Geeker, Judge. Nancy A...
Deese v. State, Case No. 1D09-1136 (Fla. App. 4/9/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on April 09, 2010BOBBY DEESE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-1136. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed April 9, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Jackson County, William L. Wright, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and Joel Arnold, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant...
Hendricks v. State, Case No. 1D09-357 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010RONALD WAYNE HENDRICKS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-357. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 31, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Duval County, John M. Merrett, Judge. D. Gray Thomas, Wm...
Brunson v. State, Case No. 1D08-1047 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010ADRIAN BRUNSON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-1047. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 31, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Columbia County, Julian E. Collins, Judge, Michael Ufferman of Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P...
Hunter v. State, No. 4D08-1976 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010DARIUS HUNTER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-1976. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 31, 2010 Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Mily Rodriguez-Powell, Judge, L...
Bass v. State, Case No. 1D09-528 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010KEVIN BRIAN BASS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-528. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 31, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Gary Bergosh, Judge. Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender, and David A...
Farias v. State, No. 4D08-406 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010JUAN JOSE FARIAS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-406. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 31, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, St. Lucie County, Gary L. Sweet, Judge, L...
Hutchinson v. State, No. 3D08-1639 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010Tyrone Hutchinson, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-1639. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 31, 2010. An Appeal under Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Marisa Tinkler-Mendez, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
Kittles v. State, No. 4D09-2269 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010RICHARD KITTLES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-2269. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 31, 2010. Appeal of order denying rule 3.800 motion from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Carlos A...
Legrand v. State, Case No. 1D09-2022 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010KEVIN M. LEGRAND, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-2022. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 31, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County, Ysleta W. McDonald, Judge. Nancy A...
Francis v. State, No. 4D09-547 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010MARIE FRANCIS a/k/a MONICA BAILEY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D09-547. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 31, 2010. Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Lucy Chernow Brown, Judge, L...
Parkes v. State, Case No. 1D09-4790 (Fla. App. 3/31/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 31, 2010HARVEY LEE PARKES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D09-4790. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 31, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Bay County, Richard Albritton, Judge. Harvey Lee Parkes, pro se, Appellant...
Dougherty v. State, Case No. 5D09-3188 (Fla. App. 3/26/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 26, 2010BERNARD DOUGHERTY, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D09-3188. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 26, 2010. 3.800 Appeal from the Circuit Court for Brevard County, Robert T. Burger, Judge. Bernard Dougherty, Sneads, pro se...
Harrison v. State, Case No. 1D08-4366 (Fla. App. 3/25/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 25, 2010TOMMY JACK HARRISON, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-4366. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 25, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Escambia County, Nickolas P. Geeker, Judge. Nancy A...
Slack v. State, Case No. 1D07-6305 (Fla. App. 3/25/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 25, 2010SIDNEY MARCELLUS SLACK, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D07-6305. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 25, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, Thomas R. Santurri, Judge...
Hines v. State, Case No. 1D08-4655 (Fla. App. 3/25/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 25, 2010FREDDRICK D. HINES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 1D08-4655. District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District. Opinion filed March 25, 2010. An appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County, Mary Day Coker, Acting Circuit Judge...
Knowles v. State, No. 4D07-4209 (Fla. App. 3/24/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 24, 2010JEROME KNOWLES, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D07-4209. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 24, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, Jorge Labarga, Judge, L...
Hammond v. State, No. 4D08-1902 (Fla. App. 3/24/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 24, 2010ANTHONY HAMMOND, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-1902. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 24, 2010. Appeal of order denying rule 3.850 motion from the Circuit Court for the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit, Indian River County, Dan L...
A.D. v. State, No. 3D09-804 (Fla. App. 3/24/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 24, 2010A.D., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D09-804. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 24, 2010. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Marcia B. Caballero, Judge, Lower Tribunal Nos...
J.O. v. State, No. 3D08-3119 (Fla. App. 3/24/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 24, 2010J.O., a juvenile, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D08-3119. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 24, 2010. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Monroe County, Sandra Taylor, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
Mata v. State, No. 4D08-4544 (Fla. App. 3/24/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 24, 2010STEVEN MATA, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-4544. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 24, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Jeffrey R. Levenson, Judge, L...
Locascio v. State, No. 3D07-1272 (Fla. App. 3/24/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 24, 2010Edward Locascio, Appellant, v. The State of Florida, Appellee. No. 3D07-1272. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District. Opinion filed March 24, 2010. An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Miami-Dade County, Norman S. Gerstein, Judge, Lower Tribunal No...
D.B.P. v. State, Case No. 5D09-2877 (Fla. App. 3/19/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 19, 2010D.B.P., A CHILD, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 5D09-2877. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District. Opinion filed March 19, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Orange County, Anthony H. Johnson, Judge. James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Edward J...
State v. Carter, Case No. 2D08-5449 (Fla. App. 3/19/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 19, 2010STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. DARION A. CARTER, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-5449. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 19, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for Pinellas County, Pamela A.M. Campbell, Judge. Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Marilyn Muir Beccue, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant...
McWatters v. State, No. SC07-51 (Fla. 3/18/2010) (Fla., 2010)
Posted on March 18, 2010EUGENE W. McWATTERS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. SC07-51. Supreme Court of Florida. March 18, 2010. An Appeal from the Circuit Court in and for Martin County, Lawrence Steven Schack, Judge ? Case Nos. 43-2004-CF000957-A, 43-2004-CF000959-A, and 43-2004-CF000961-A...
Gardner v. State, Case No. 2D08-6198 (Fla. App. 3/17/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 17, 2010STEPHEN J. GARDNER, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. Case No. 2D08-6198. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. Opinion filed March 17, 2010. Appeal pursuant to Fla. R. App. P. 9.141(b)(2) from the Circuit Court for Pasco County, Thane B...
Hernandez v. State, No. 4D08-2872 (Fla. App. 3/17/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 17, 2010JOHN HERNANDEZ, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2872. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 17, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, Marc H. Gold, Judge, L.T...
Farinacci v. State, No. 4D08-2336 (Fla. App. 3/17/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 17, 2010RICHARD SCOTT FARINACCI, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-2336. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 17, 2010. Appeal and cross-appeal from the Circuit Court for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, Palm Beach County, William J...
Watt v. State, No. 4D08-3597 (Fla. App. 3/17/2010) (Fla. App., 2010)
Posted on March 17, 2010LEON WATT, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D08-3597. District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District. March 17, 2010. Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County, John J. Murphy, III, Judge, L...
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