Supreme Court of Florida - April 2003 Opinion Summaries

CONAHAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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RANDOLPH v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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DEP'T OF REVENUE v. JACKSON

Criminal Law & Procedure, Family Law, Sentencing
An incarcerated parent may not automatically have his or her child support payment obligations modified based solely on a reduction in income...

MENNA v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Defendant's refusal to submit to a gunpowder residue test was insufficiently probative to show her consciousness of guilt to allow admission of that...

FLORIDA DEP'T OF TRANSP. v. ARMADILLO PARTNERS, INC.

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BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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STATE OF FLORIDA v. BOYD

Criminal Law & Procedure
The Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure allow a court to extend the two-year deadline for seeking post-conviction relief under Rule 3.850.

CORP. EXPRESS OFFICE PRODS., INC. v. PHILLIPS

Corporation & Enterprise Law, Labor & Employment Law, M&A
In contrast to an asset purchase, neither a 100 percent purchase of corporate stock nor a corporate merger affects the enforceability of non-compete...

SWIRE PAC. HOLDINGS, INC v. ZURICH INS. CO.

Construction, Contracts, Insurance Law, Property Law & Real Estate
A Design Defect Exclusion Clause in a builder's risk policy bars coverage for the cost of repairing structural deficiencies in a condominium building,...

WILSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Criminal Law & Procedure
A presumption of judicial vindictiveness does not automatically arise whenever a trial judge participates in an unsuccessful plea discussion, and the...