LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING
• Yisrael v. State of Florida

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM
• Cutts v. State of Florida
• State of Florida v. Mills
• Barron v. State of Florida
• Lester v. State of Florida
• State of Florida v. Moline
• Hamilton v. State of Florida

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
• Martinez v. State of Florida

LATEST SUMMARIES

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, EVIDENCE, SENTENCING
Yisrael v. State of Florida, No. SC06-2211
In the context of the question of whether certain documents proffered to establish a defendant's status as a habitual violent felony offender (HVFO) are admissible under either the business- or public-records exceptions to the rule against hearsay, "Crime and Time Reports" issued by the Department of Corrections (DOC) are admissible as public records so long as they are properly authenticated. However, DOC release-date letters, standing alone, constitute inadmissible hearsay. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM
Cutts v. State of Florida, No. SC06-2271
The petition for review in the present case is granted, the decision under review is quashed and the matter is remanded to the Second District for application of a harmless error analysis based on the decision in Galindez v. State, 955 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007), and a thorough review of the record. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM
State of Florida v. Mills, No. SC06-2142
The petition for review in the present case is granted, the decision under review is quashed and the matter is remanded to the First District for application of a harmless error analysis based on the decision in Galindez v. State, 955 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007), and a thorough review of the record. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM
Barron v. State of Florida, No. SC06-755
The petition for review in the present case is granted, the decision under review is quashed and the matter is remanded to the Second District for application of a harmless error analysis based on the decision in Galindez v. State, 955 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007), and a thorough review of the record. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM
Lester v. State of Florida, No. SC06-625
The petition for review in the present case is granted, the decision under review is quashed and the matter is remanded to the Fifth District for application of a harmless error analysis based on the decision in Galindez v. State, 955 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007), and a thorough review of the record. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM
State of Florida v. Moline, No. SC06-482
The petition for review in the present case is granted, the decision under review is quashed and the matter is remanded to the First District for application of a harmless error analysis based on the decision in Galindez v. State, 955 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007), and a thorough review of the record. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE, PER CURIAM
Hamilton v. State of Florida, No. SC05-2347
The petition for review in the present case is granted, the decision under review is quashed and the matter is remanded to the Fourth District for application of a harmless error analysis based on the decision in Galindez v. State, 955 So. 2d 517 (Fla. 2007), and a thorough review of the record. Read more...

CRIMINAL LAW & PROCEDURE
Martinez v. State of Florida, No. SC06-1597
For the forcible-felony instruction to apply, there must be an independent forcible felony other than the one which the defendant claims he or she committed in self-defense. Read more...