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Supreme Court of Florida - December 2008 Opinion Summaries

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In re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851 & Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.142

Supreme Court of Florida
Criminal Law & Procedure
Belated appeals from denial of post-conviction relief in capital cases are permitted, where the petitioner timely requested counsel to appeal the...
12/30/2008 SC08-1833

State of Florida v. Kelly

Supreme Court of Florida
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Article I, section 16 of the Florida Constitution prevents the state from using uncounseled misdemeanor convictions to increase or enhance a...
12/30/2008 SC07-95

Nowell v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida
Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Sentencing
Death row inmate's conviction and sentence are reversed and remanded where the trial court erred by: 1) allowing the State's peremptory strike of an...
12/30/2008 SC06-276

Hobbs v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida
Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
For purposes of admitting a defendant's confession in a sexual abuse case pursuant to Florida Statutes section 92.565, a trial court may consider a...
12/23/2008 SC08-615

Inquiry Concerning a Judge, No. 06-249 Re: Allen

Supreme Court of Florida
Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Recommendation of public reprimand for a judge in the First District Court of Appeal is approved. The judge was properly found to have violated the...
12/23/2008 SC07-774

Bailey v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida
Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Death row inmate's conviction and sentence affirmed. Death sentence was not disproportionate where defendant killed police officer and afterwards...
12/23/2008 SC07-748

Benjamin v. Tandem Healthcare, Inc.

Supreme Court of Florida
Consumer Protection Law, Health Law
"Nursing homes" or "skilled nursing facilities" do not fall within the definition of "health care facility" or "health care provider" as contemplated...
12/23/2008 SC07-2423

Jackson-Shaw Co. v. Jacksonville Aviation Auth.

Supreme Court of Florida
Constitutional Law, Government Law
Public entity established to develop and administer public airports in Jacksonville did not violate the Florida Constitution by entering an agreement...
12/23/2008 SC07-2235

Phantom of Brevard, Inc. v. Brevard County

Supreme Court of Florida
Government Law
In a county ordinance regulating sales of fireworks, a provision requiring $1,000,000 single limit liability insurance does not conflict with Florida...
12/23/2008 SC07-2200, SC07-2201

Smith v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida
Constitutional Law, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Sentencing
In an appeal of a conviction for murder of a correctional officer, the conviction and death sentence are affirmed where: 1) appellant's claims of...
12/23/2008 SC06-1903

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