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FLORIDA SUPREME COURT OPINIONS:
July 2008
- SC 06-1383 - James Armando Card, Sr. v. State Of Florida
Ineffective Counsel: Inadequate investigation and presentation of
mitigating evidence regarding extreme emotional disturbance and age
- SC06-2104 - Duane Eugene Owen v. State Of Florida
Denial of evidentiary hearing; Ineffective Counsel: Not challenging
juror selection, failure to object to prejudicial statements made by
prosecutor and witnesses; Insufficient investigation and presentation
of mitigating factors, Failure to motion for a mistrial, Failure to
challenge witnesses; Sentencing not based on sentencing guidelines
- SC06-1381 - Neil K. Salazar v. State Of Florida
Denial of a mistrial; State's presentation of improper self-bolstering
witness testimony; inappropriate application of CCP aggravator;
State's argument that victims were terrorized; Constitutionality of
Florida's death penalty
- SC05-245 - Eddie Junior Bigham v. State Of Florida
Conviction overturned and sentence vacated; Court finds sufficient
evidence for second-degree murder; Case remanded to trial court for
judgment of conviction on second-degree murder and sentencing on that
conviction
- SC04-31 - Richard W. Rhodes v. State Of Florida
Ineffective Counsel: Inadequate investigation and presentation of
mitigating evidence; State's withholding of exculpatory evidence and
presentation of misleading evidence; Denial of motion for DNA expert
- SC04-225 - Ricardo Gonzalez v. State Of Florida
Ineffective Counsel: Failure to adequately present evidence and object
to inflammatory evidence, Improper use of mental health experts; Newly
discovered evidence; Disclosure of public records; Denial of
defendant's motion to amend postconviction motion; Defendant's
competency; Constitutionality of death penalty
- SC05-1334 - Anthony Spann v. State Of Florida
Ineffective Counsel: Failure to present alibi witness, Failure to
challenge witnesses' testimony and credibility, Inadequate
investigation of mitigating evidence
- SC06-748 - Russell Hudson v. State Of Florida
Hearsay testimony; Improper comments during prosecutor's closing
arguments; Jury instructions; Inappropriate application of HAC and CCP
aggravators; Constitutionality and proportionality of death penalty;
Sufficiency of evidence
June 2008
May 2008
- SC05-1336 - Thomas D. Woodel v. State of Florida
Jury selection; Inappropriate application of aggravating factor;
Disproportionate nature of death sentence; Death penalty as violation
of due process; Unconstitutionality of execution protocol
- SC06-138 - Jermaine Lebron v. State of Florida
Inappropriate mitigation findings; Jury instructions;
Unconstitutionality of death penalty and lethal injection;
Disproportionate nature of death sentence
- SC06-2104 - Duane Eugene Owen v. State Of Florida
Ineffective Counsel: Failure to suppress testimony, Failure to
challenge juror selections, Failure to object to prosecution's
prejudicial statements, Inadequate presentation of evidence, Failure
to call for a mistrial, Failure to present voluntary intoxication
defense and insanity defense
- SC03-2203 - James Hitchcock v. State Of Florida
Ineffective Counsel: Failure to investigate and present evidence,
Failure to ensure defendant's presence during proceedings; Destruction
of evidence by the state; Newly discovered evidence; Incompetence of
expert witness; Inappropriate application of aggravating factors;
Inadequate weight given to mitigating factors; Jury instructions
- SC04-1387 - Kenneth Hartley v. State Of Florida
Ineffective Counsel: Failure to present mitigation testimony, Failure
to present mental health expert; Newly discovered evidence
- SC05-1559 - Samuel Jason Derrick v. State of Florida
Rehearing denied; Ineffective Counsel: Failure to challenge evidence, Failure
to challenge witness credibility, Conflict of interest, Conceding that
defendant committed second-degree murder
- SC05-1847 - Rickey Roberts, A/K/A Less McCullars v. State of Florida
State's failure to disclose information favorable to the defense
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