Posts by valientelaw:
Florida Third District Court of Appeal – Criminal Headnotes – November 8, 2017
JOSEPH PHELPS V. STATE OF FLORIDA – PEREMPTORY JUROR STRIKE; INFORMANT TESTIMONY; HARMLESS HEARSAY Direct appeal from conviction of first-degree murder. The defendant argues (a) the trial court erred in …
- Posted on: Nov 8 2017
Florida Third District Court of Appeal – Criminal Headnotes – November 1, 2017
GLENN STEVEN HANES V. STATE OF FLORIDA – APPEAL FROM SENTENCING UNDER “INVOLUNTARY” PLEA PREMATURE Appeal from conviction and sentence following a negotiated plea agreement. The defendant argued the plea …
- Posted on: Nov 1 2017
Florida Third District Court of Appeal – Criminal Headnotes – October 11, 2017
FREDDY CASTELLON-LOPEZ V. STATE OF FLORIDA – NO ABUSE OF DISCRETION IN DENYING JURY’S REQUEST FOR READ-BACK OF TESTIMONY Direct appeal from conviction and sentencing for lewd and lascivious conduct …
- Posted on: Oct 12 2017
Florida Supreme Court – Criminal Headnotes – September 28, 2017
STATE OF FLORIDA V. DARYL MILLER – REVIEW OF DIRECT CONFLICT AMONG DISTRICT APPEALS COURTS; THIRD-DEGREE FELONY DRIVING WHILE REVOKED; ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE Review of decision in State v. Miller, …
- Posted on: Sep 28 2017
Florida Supreme Court – Criminal Headnotes – September 20, 2017
GREGORY PRESLEY V. STATE OF FLORIDA – DETENTION OF PASSENGER AT TRAFFIC STOP; MOTION TO SUPPRESS; REVIEW OF CONFLICT BETWEEN DISTRICT APPEALS COURTS Review of decision in Presley v. State, …
- Posted on: Sep 21 2017
Florida Supreme Court – Criminal Headnotes – September 14, 2017
DENNIS T. GLOVER V. STATE OF FLORIDA – SUFFICIENCY OF EVIDENCE; INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL; SPENCER HEARING; REMAND FOR PENALTY PHASE POST-HURST WHERE JURY RECOMMENDATION NOT UNANIMOUS Direct appeal from …
- Posted on: Sep 14 2017
Florida Third District Court of Appeal – Criminal Headnotes – September 6, 2017
JASON BECKMAN V. STATE OF FLORIDA – “BAD CHARACTER” EVIDENCE; EXCLUDING EVIDENCE OF DIMINISHED CAPACITY; HEARSAY NOT ADMISSIBLE AS EXCITED UTTERANCE; JUVENILE SENTENCING STATUTE Direct appeal from conviction and sentencing …
- Posted on: Sep 6 2017
Florida Supreme Court – Criminal Headnotes – August 31, 2017
CHRISTOPHER DEAN V. STATE OF FLORIDA – MANSLAUGHTER AS LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE OF FELONY MURDER; SENTENCING AS PRISON RELEASEE REOFFENDER Review of Dean v. State, 199 So. 3d 932 (Fla. …
- Posted on: Aug 31 2017
Florida Third District Court of Appeal – Criminal Headnotes – August 23, 2017
STATE OF FLORIDA V. DEREK LANG SHINE, JR. – NO LEGAL GROUND FOR DOWNWARD DEPARTURE SENTENCE Direct appeal by state from a downward departure sentence on violation of probation for …
- Posted on: Aug 23 2017
Florida Supreme Court – Criminal Headnotes – August 17, 2017
JAMES ERNEST HITCHCOCK V. STATE OF FLORIDA – NON-UNANIMOUS DEATH PENALTY JURY RECOMMENDATION PRE-RING Appeal from the summary denial, citing Asay v. Florida, 210 So.3d 1 (Fla. 2016), for post-conviction …
- Posted on: Aug 17 2017






