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Singh v. US Attorney Gen.

Criminal Law & Procedure, Immigration Law, Sentencing
Petitioner was properly deemed deportable as an alien convicted of an aggravated felony (burglary) for which a sentence of at least one year was...

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

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...

Nowell v. State 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...

Bullock v. AIU Ins. Co.

Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law, Workers' Compensation
In a lawsuit alleging bad-faith failure to timely pay workers' compensation benefits, summary judgment for defendants is reversed and remanded in...

US v. Davidson

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
Appellant's sentence for unlawful possession of a firearm as a felon is vacated and remanded because the offense of tampering with an automobile by...

Coalition of Watershed Towns v. EPA

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
Towns in a watershed region of New York lack standing to sue the Environmental Protection Agency. In seeking review of two of the Agency's "final...

US v. Rush

Criminal Law & Procedure, Sentencing
A sentence for being a felon in possession of a firearm is vacated and remanded where defendant's prior conviction for taking and driving a vehicle...

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

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...

Bailey v. State 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...

Jackson-Shaw Co. v. Jacksonville Aviation Auth.

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...