Consolidation Of Criminal Cases

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• Ashley v. State
  265 So. 2d 685· Fla.· 1972-05-03 ·cited 145×
  Henry Thomas Ashley was convicted of five murders in two separate trials and sentenced to death in each case. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed all convictions and death sentences, rejecting Ashley's contentions regarding trial consolidation, the admissibility of his confessions
• I. C. Turner and E. v. Turner
  222 F.2d 926· 4th Cir.· 1955-05-23 ·cited 48×
  The court held that the evidence obtained from the defendants' business records was admissible, as it was obtained with their consent, and that the consolidation of the cases, admission of expert testimony, exclusion of certain evidence, and denial of a new trial were all proper.
• Meade v. State
  85 So. 2d 613· Fla.· 1956-02-22 ·cited 45×
  The Florida Supreme Court reversed a conviction for two murders where the defendant was tried simultaneously on charges of killing two different people with different instruments. The court held that consolidating such heterogeneous charges without the defendant's consent violate
• Brown v. State
  424 So. 2d 950· Fla. 1st DCA· 1983-01-10 ·cited 24×
  Brown and Williams were convicted of burglary of a dwelling with intent to commit theft. The Florida First District Court of Appeal reversed and remanded for a new trial, finding that the trial court erred by consolidating the defendants' cases only two days before trial without
• Cooper v. Louie L. Wainwright
  308 So. 2d 182· Fla. 4th DCA· 1975-02-21 ·cited 24×
  John Steven Cooper was convicted of using a firearm while committing a felony, aggravated assault, and attempted robbery based on an undercover police sting involving a marijuana deal. The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed his 20-year sentence for the firearm offense but r
• Wallis v. State
  548 So. 2d 808· Fla. 5th DCA· 1989-09-07 ·cited 22×
  Consolidation of three separate sexual battery informations involving different victims and factual events constitutes reversible error, violating the defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial on each charge. Additionally, charging documents that allege in the alternative
• Johnson v. State
  222 So. 2d 191· Fla.· 1969-04-23 ·cited 22×
  Jackie Lee Johnson was convicted of uttering forged checks on two separate informations that were consolidated for trial. The Florida Supreme Court resolved a jurisdictional conflict regarding the number of peremptory challenges available to a defendant in consolidated cases, hol
• Leslie E. McCLURE (three cases) v. State
  104 So. 2d 601· Fla. 3d DCA· 1958-07-15 ·cited 16×
  Leslie McClure was convicted of three counts of first-degree murder for killing his wife and two children on Christmas Day 1956. He appealed on grounds that the trial court erred in consolidating the three separate indictments for trial and in refusing to instruct the jury on the
• Blackwelder v. State
  100 So. 2d 834· Fla. 1st DCA· 1958-02-27 ·cited 16×
  The court held that a defendant is not entitled to cumulate peremptory challenges when separate misdemeanor charges are consolidated for trial.
• Belote v. State
  344 So. 2d 565· Fla.· 1977-03-31 ·cited 8×
  The court held that the trial court erred in consolidating three separate informations for trial over the defendant's objection, contrary to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.151(b).
• Johnson v. State
  206 So. 2d 673· Fla. 2d DCA· 1968-02-02 ·cited 4×
  Jackie Lee Johnson appealed his convictions for uttering checks with forged endorsements on two separate dates. The Second District Court of Appeal affirmed, rejecting his arguments that the trial judge improperly commented on evidence and erred in limiting his peremptory challen
• Friend Rizkkhalil v. State
  316 So. 3d 802· Fla. 1st DCA· 2021-05-06 ·cited 3×
  The appellate court affirmed the denial of a postconviction motion, finding that the appellant did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel. The appellant's claims regarding counsel's failure to object to case consolidation, hearsay, and advising him not to testify were all
• State v. Luis
  949 So. 2d 277· Fla. 4th DCA· 2007-02-07 ·cited 2×
• Campbell v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr.
  M.D. Fla.· 2020-06-30
  Roderick Campbell challenged his 2008 Florida convictions for firearm offenses through federal habeas corpus, arguing ineffective assistance of counsel and other constitutional violations. The federal court denied the petition, finding most claims procedurally barred or defaulted
• Dodge v. State
  204 So. 3d 490· Fla. 4th DCA· 2016-07-27
  The court held that consolidating two criminal cases involving different victims, different times, and different methods of identity theft was improper and prejudicial, requiring separate trials.
• White v. State
  568 So. 2d 1318· Fla. 2d DCA· 1990-10-26
  The circuit court lacked jurisdiction over misdemeanor charges consolidated with felonies, requiring vacation of those convictions despite the defendant's agreement.