Supreme Court of Florida

In consolidated cases involving the unobjected-to use of the "and/or" conjunctive phrase between the names of defendants in criminal jury instructions, the Supreme Court of Florida finds that the use of "and/or" was error, but that it was not fundamental error as to either defendant in these cases.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/10/2008
• Published 04/10/2008

Judges

• WELLS, J.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Samuel R. Halpern of the Law Firm of Samuel R. Halpern, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner Zamir Garzon., John F. Cotrone of the Law Firm of John F. Cotrone, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Petitioner Ray C. Balthazar.


• For Appellees:
  
• Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, FL, Celia A. Terenzio, Assistant Attorney General, Bureau Chief, and Mitchell A. Egber and Monique E. L'Italien, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.