Senator Victor D. Crist

Senator Dave Aronberg

Rep. Juan-Carlos Planas

Rep. Micheal J. Scionti

Judge Paul M. Hawkes

Judge Leslie B. Rothenberg

FLORIDA SUPREME COURT OPINIONS:

November 2007

• . SC05-1200 - Johnny Shane Kormondy v. State of Florida
  Ineffective Counsel: Failure to impeach State's witnesses, Allowing out-of-court statements; Newly discovered evidence; Execution as cruel/unusual punishment
• . SC06-352 - Jonathan Huey Lawrence v. State of Florida
  Voluntariness of guilty plea; Ineffective Counsel: Failure to submit defendant's statements, Failure to request competency hearing, conceding the CCP aggravating factor; Proportionality of death penalty
• . SC07-1603 Mark Dean Schwab v. State of Florida
  Constitutionality of lethal injection; Defendant's neurological impairment
• . SC06-2391 Ian Deco Lightbourne v. Bill McCollum, etc., et al.
  Constitutionality of lethal injection
• . SC05-1301 - Jason Demetrius Stephens V. State of Florida
  Ineffective Counsel: Failure to request jury interview, Conflict of interest, Failure to present mitigating evidence, Concession of guilt; Instruction on aggravating factors
• . SC05-161 - Steven Maurice Evans v. State of Florida
  Death penalty as cruel/unusual punishment; Ineffective Counsel: Failure to file motion to suppress evidence, Inadequate investigation and presentation of evidence
• . SC04-1283 - Seburt Nelson Connor v. State of Florida
  Denial of evidentiary hearing; Ineffective Counsel: Conflict of interest, Inadequate investigation and presentation of evidence
• . SC05-587 - Roy Lee McDuffie v. State of Florida
  Exclusion of testimony; Cross-examination restrictions; Inclusion of prejudicial evidence
• . SC06-1763 - State of Florida v. Dean Kilgore
  Right of counsel to attack validity of prior conviction that is being used as an aggravator
• . SC04-2071 - Thomas Mitchell Overton v. State of Florida
  Brady violations: Improperly withholding evidence; Improperly conducted evidentiary hearing; Ineffective Counsel: Conflict of interest, Failure to challenge testimony, Inadequate investigation and presentation of evidence; Denial of motion for DNA testing

December 2007

• . SC05-2379 - Matthew Marshall v. State of Florida
  Jury misconduct
• . SC04-1902 - Troy Merck, Jr. v. State of Florida
  Exclusion of evidence; Weight of mitigating factors; Proportionality of death sentence; Improper closing argument by prosecutor; Unconstitutionality of Florida's capital sentencing scheme
• . SC05-1302 - Harold A. Blake v. State of Florida
  Proportionality of death sentence; Suppression of evidence; Court's failure to advise defendant of right to self-representation
• . SC04-345 - Ernest Charles Downs v. State of Florida
  Court's instructions to the jury

January 2008

• . SC05-226 - Ronald Lee Williams v. State of Florida
  Ineffective Counsel: failure to present trial court with mitigating evidence
• . SC05-1200 - Johnny Shane Kormondy v. James R. McDonough, Etc.
  Newly discovered evidence; Jury interview; Unconstitutionality of lethal injection; Competency of defendant; Ineffective Counsel: Absence at pretrial conferences; Concession of guilt; Conflict of interest; Failure to present evidence; Failure to object to inappropriate evidence
• . SC05-1200 - Johnny Shane Kormondy v. State of Florida
  Correction Notice
• . SC07-2138 - Mark Dean Schwab v. State of Florida
  Newly discovered evidence
• . SC06-426 - Edward T. James v. State of Florida
  Reappointment of counsel
• . SC06-211 - Ryan Thomas Green v. State of Florida
  Mental health mitigation; Sentence reduced to life imprisonment
• . SC05-2265 - Crosley A. Green v. State of Florida
  Inappropriate suppression and presentation of evidence; Jury misconduct; Ineffective Counsel: Failure to obtain evidence; Failure to impeach witnesses; Failure to challenge juror selections
• . SC05-2265 - Crosley A. Green v. State of Florida
  Denial of rehearing
• . SC05-2191 - Leroy Pooler v. State of Florida
  Failure to consider mitigating factors; Jury instructions and selection; Presentation and investigation of evidence; Inappropriate application of aggravating factors; Ineffective Counsel: Failure to adequately investigate and present evidence