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Florida Case Law. The Florida state court system is divided into three levels. The highest court in Florida is the Florida Supreme Court, which consists of seven justices. The Supreme Court reviews appeals of decisions by the Florida District Courts of Appeal.
Date: November 10, 2021. Docket Number: SC20-466. Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death, holding that Defendant's arguments on appeal were unavailing. Specifically, the Supreme Court held that the trial court did….
The Florida Supreme Court consists of seven justices, who serve six-year terms. To serve on the Court, a candidate must be no older than 74 years old, a resident of Florida, registered to vote in Florida, and a member of the Florida State Bar for at least the last 10 years.
Sievers v. State. Date: November 17, 2022. Docket Number: SC20-225. Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed Defendant's conviction of first-degree murder and his corresponding death sentence, as well as Defendant's conviction for conspiracy to commit murder, holding that Defendant was not entitled to….
Justia Opinion Summary: The Supreme Court affirmed the decision of the Public Service Commission allocating partial replacement power costs to Duke Energy Florida, LLC (DEF), holding that the Office of Public Counsel (OPC) waived the arguments…. Reynolds v. State. Date: November 9, 2023.
The Supreme Court approved the Second District Court of Appeal's holding in this case, which involved an appeal of a conviction for driving as a habitual traffic offender while one's driver's license is revoked, holding that the court reached the correct result.
The Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the trial court denying Defendant's second and third amended motions to vacate judgment and sentence, holding that the circuit court did not err. Defendant was convicted of one count of first-degree murder and one count of armed robbery.
Haliburton v. State. Annotate this Case. Justia Opinion Summary. The Supreme Court affirmed the order of the trial court denying Appellant's motion for a determination of intellectual disability as a bar to execution and his amended successive motion for postconviction relief, holding that relief was properly denied.
The Supreme Court approved the decision of the Third District Court of Appeal concluding that Fla. Stat. 836.05 requires the State to prove that the defendant made a threat "intentionally and without a lawful justification," holding that the lower court properly interpreted the statute.
Justia Opinion Summary. The Supreme Court held that a defendant's potential designation as a prison releasee reoffender (PRR) under Fla. Stat. 775.082 (9) (a)1. is not a sufficient collateral legal consequence to preclude dismissal of an appeal challenging a state prison sentence erroneously imposed pursuant to a trial court's dangerousness ...