Supreme Court of Florida - November 2006 Opinion Summaries

Morrison v. Roos

A review proceeding involving a question certified by the First District Court of Appeal is dismissed upon further consideration by the court.

Melton v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
In a death penalty murder case, denial of a motion to vacate the death sentence and a petition for a writ of habeas corpus are affirmed and denied,...

Delgado v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
Defendant's convictions and death sentences upon retrial on murder charges are affirmed over claims of error regarding: 1) double jeopardy; 2) denial...

Simmons v. State of Florida

Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Cyberspace Law
A district court of appeal decision expressly declaring a statute valid is affirmed over defendant's First Amendment and dormant commerce clause...

Cason v. Florida Dep't of Mgmt. Servs.

Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
The jurisdictional non-claim provisions of section 194.171 do not apply to a claim by the State challenging a tax assessment as void on the ground...

S & T Builders v. Globe Properties, Inc.

Attorney's Fees, Construction, Property Law & Real Estate
A trial court may include attorney-s fees that may foreseeably be incurred in obtaining a discharge of a lis pendens in a lis pendens bond.

R.N. v. Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Administrative Law, Juvenile Law
A petition for review is granted and the decision under review -- in which a district court prohibited a juvenile court judge from requiring the...

Hayes v. Guardianship of Thompson

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Elder Law, Family Law
A person, including an heir of a ward, has standing to participate in a guardianship proceeding if the applicable provisions of either the Florida...

Vosilla v. Rosado

Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Debt Collection, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Tax Law
Notice sent to a property owner that the property is scheduled for a tax deed sale, sent in compliance with Florida Statutes section 197.522(1),...

Brass & Singer, P.A. v. United Auto. Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, Contracts, Insurance Law, Remedies
The plain language of Florida Statutes section 627.428 does not authorize an appellate court to conditionally award appellate attorney's fees to an...