Supreme Court of Florida - August 2002 Opinion Summaries

BORNEMANN v. URE

Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Civil Procedure
A lower court decision, as to trial counsel's obligations to discover and investigate information and records, is quashed in light of the Florida...

ALLEN v. DALK

Probate, Trusts & Estates
A constructive trust may not be imposed over the assets of an estate in favor of a beneficiary named in an invalid will, where the invalidity is due...

SHAPS v. PROVIDENT LIFE & ACCIDENT INS. CO.

Civil Procedure
In Florida, the burden of proof is a procedural issue for conflicts-of-law purposes.

TROTTER v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Double jeopardy is not violated and due process is not implicated, under the circumstances, where upon remand for resentencing the trial court imposed...

CITY OF N. LAUDERDALE v. SMM PROP., INC.

Property Law & Real Estate
Emergency medical services funded by a special assessment did not provide any special benefit to assessed property.

SARNOFF v. FLORIDA DEP'T OF HIGHWAY SAFETY & MOTOR VEHICLES

Constitutional Law, Tax Law
A taxpayer seeking a refund pursuant to section 215.26 Florida Statutes may file an action in court without first filing an administrative claim,...

STATE OF FLORIDA v. ORR

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Imposition of habitual offender sentences after a probation violation was proper, where defendant entered a negotiated plea agreeing to...