Supreme Court of Florida - December 2010 Opinion Summaries

Rimmer v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Habeas Corpus, Evidence
The circuit court's denial of defendant's request for postconviction relief to vacate his convictions of first-degree and sentences of death is...

Allred v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Defendant's conviction for two counts of first-degree murder and a sentence of death are affirmed where: 1) the trial court applied the correct rule...

Dennis v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a conviction of defendant for first-degree murder, the fourth district erred in affirming the trial court's denial of defendant's motion to...

Companioni v. City of Tampa

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In plaintiff's suit against a city for sustaining injuries in an automobile accident, the second district court of appeal's reversal of the trial...

Westgate Miami Beach, Ltd. v. Newport Operating Corp.

Civil Procedure, Remedies
In a suit arising out of a series of commercial disputes involving timeshare agreements at a hotel, the third district court's affirmance of the trial...

Jaimes v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure
In a conviction of defendant for simple battery, aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and aggravated battery by causing great bodily harm, because...

State of Florida v. Cable

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
The Second District's reversal of defendant's conviction for drug related offenses is affirmed as, because the remedy of exclusion in Benefield v....

Hernandez v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for two counts of first-degree felony murder without personal possession of a firearm, is vacated and remanded to the district...

Durousseau v. State of Florida

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing, Evidence
Conviction of defendant for first degree murder and a sentence of death are affirmed where: 1) the trial court did not abuse its discretion in...

In re Colodny

Administrative Law, Ethics & Disciplinary Code, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Government Law, Judges & Judiciary
In the Judicial Qualifications Commission's (JQC) action against a judge claiming that, during the judge's 2008 judicial campaign, she listed...