July 21, 2008 | 2005 | WAAG

July 21 - 25, 2008

A weekly hyperlinked summary of selected civil and criminal cases

Presented by the Appellate Practice Group at Carlton Fields

Latest Florida Appellate News The Governor will soon have the opportunity to appoint four justices to the Florida Supreme Court. Read about it here.		Latest CF Appellate News John Blue was an instrumental member of the Carlton Fields team that obtained compensation for Alan Crotzer, a 45 year old man who served 24 years, 6 months, and 13 days of a 130-year sentence for a crime that he did not commit. On April 10, 2008, Governor Crist signed the claims bill which compensates Mr. Crotzer in the amount of $1.25 million, the equivalent of $50,000 for each year he was wrongfully incarcerated, and waives community college tuition on his behalf up to 120 hours. Sylvia Walbolt's longstanding commitment to pro bono work is featured in an article entitled "Low Bono: Are Florida attorneys paying less attention to the poor?" in the May 2008 issue of Florida Trend magazine.
Florida Supreme Court - Tallahassee No opinions this week.		First District Court of Appeal - Tallahassee No opinions this week.
Second District Court of Appeal - Lakeland *Davis v. State* - revised opinion; correction of deficient postconviction motion *Justice Administrative Commission v. Peterson* - attorney's fees for court-appointed counsel for indigent, nonparent legal custodian in a juvenile dependency proceeding *Palazzotto v. State* - probable cause for blood draw *Arthur v. Arthur* - substituted opinion; life insurance for child support; relocation *Negron Gil de Rubio v. State* - double jeopardy *McDaniel v. Edmonds* - sufficiency of motion for attorney's fees *Young v. State* - revocation of probation; illegal sentence		Third District Court of Appeal - Miami *Roque v. State* - failure to appear for sentencing; counsel's opportunity to confer with client re excuse *Brinson v. State* - habeas corpus re sentence; jurisdiction *Esbin v. Erickson* - restrictive covenant re dock usage *Hernandez v. State* - ineffective assistance of appellate counsel; jury polling error *R.H. & B.H. v. Dcfs* - grandparents lack standing to challenge dependency order *United Auto Insurance v. Garrido* - PIP insurer not obligated to pay late-filed medical bills *Hernandez v. Porres* - madamus subject to certiorari review *Hernandez v. State* - credit time served *Joyner v. State* - waiver of credit time served by agreement (not plea)
Fourth District Court of Appeal - West Palm Beach *King v. State* - collateral crime evidence *Davis v. State* - burglary; occupied structure *Gardner v. State* - jury instructions; lesser included offenses *Jean v. State* - motion to suppress; investigatory stop *Weisz v. Clair* - Injunction for Protection Against Repeat Violence *Blandin v. Bay Porte Condo Ass’n* - timely rent payments *G.V. v. DOCF* - reunification *R.H. & K.H. v. DOCF* - selection of adoptive parents		Fifth District Court of Appeal - Daytona Beach *Hoffman v. Wells Fargo* - attorney’s fees in related case *Pritchard v. State* - search and seizure *Morris v. State* - improper closing in criminal case *Trissler v. Trissler* - child support; jurisdiction; UIFSA *State v. Wimberly* - search and seizure *City of Ocala v. Green* - second-tier certiorari; dangerous dog, euthanization order *Johnson v. Office of State Attorney* - petition for quo warranto writ; authority of judge and state attorney *Grainger v. State* - sanction for abuse of judicial process

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