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Florida Supreme Court Opinions:

December 2010

    SC09-468 – Willie James Hodges vs. State of Florida
    Hodges filed the following claims in Direct Appeal: (1) failure to allow the jury to determine if Hodges was mentally retarded, (2) finding that Hodges was not mentally retarded, (3) discussion of collateral crime evidence, (4) allowing the collateral crime evidence to become a feature of the trial, (5) refusal of ability to waive a penalty-phase jury, and (6) Ring v. Arizona.

    FSC affirmed conviction and sentence.

    SC08-68 – Paul Durousseau vs. State of Florida
    Durousseau filed the following claims in Direct Appeal: (1) William's Rule evidence, (2) denial of motion for judgment of acquittal and insufficient evidence to support the pecuniary gain aggravator, (3) rejection of expert testimony, (4) insufficient evidence, and (5) Ring v. Arizona.

    FSC affirmed conviction and sentence.

    SC07-1272 – Robert Rimmer vs. State of Florida
    FSC affirmed denial of 3.851 Motion.

    SC09-1250 – Robert Rimmer vs. State of Florida
    FSC denied Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus.

    SC08-2354 – Andrew Richard Allred vs. State of Florida
    Allred filed the following claims in Direct Appeal: (1) cold, calculated, and premeditated aggravator, (2) heinous, atrocious, and cruel aggravator, and (3) mitigating factors.

    FSC affirmed conviction and sentence.

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