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628 So. 2d 1097·
Fla.·
1993-12-02
·cited 56×
The Florida Supreme Court held that state attorneys are immune from civil liability for failing to seek an injunction for protection on behalf of a domestic violence victim, even where the victim relied on assurances that the state attorney would act and suffered fatal harm as a
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657 So. 2d 1152·
Fla.·
1995-07-13
·cited 42×
The Florida Supreme Court approved amendments to the Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, including new instructions for stalking offenses, modifications to sexual battery instructions, and clarifications regarding impeachment evidence and crimes against law enforcement
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683 So. 2d 1138·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1996-12-13
·cited 21×
A judge's ex parte communications and gratuitous comments can create a well-grounded fear of bias, necessitating disqualification.
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131 So. 3d 755·
Fla.·
2013-12-05
·cited 19×
The Florida Supreme Court authorized new and amended standard criminal jury instructions for use in criminal trials, declining to authorize one instruction on sexual battery due to insufficient legal authority and lack of proper citation, while amending another instruction on agg
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639 So. 2d 1098·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1994-07-20
·cited 10×
The court held that prosecution for indirect criminal contempt after conviction for armed trespass and aggravated battery does not violate double jeopardy because the offenses contain different elements.
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659 So. 2d 232·
Fla.·
1995-04-27
·cited 6×
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842 So. 2d 895·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2003-02-12
·cited 5×
Judy Hoffman appeals her conviction for violating an injunction for protection, arguing the State presented insufficient evidence. The Florida appellate court agrees and reverses, finding the State failed to prove both alleged violations beyond a reasonable doubt.
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849 So. 2d 1003·
Fla.·
2003-05-15
·cited 4×
The Florida Supreme Court adopted and amended family law forms addressing domestic violence, repeat violence, and dating violence to comport with 2002 legislative amendments that modified statutory definitions, required recording of proceedings, added prohibited conduct violation
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273 So. 3d 24·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2019-05-22
·cited 3×
In this domestic violence case, the wife appeals the trial court's dismissal of her petition for protection against domestic violence. The appellate court reversed the dismissal, finding that the trial court erred by rejecting uncontroverted testimony without making credibility f
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922 So. 2d 436·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2006-03-10
·cited 1×
Fulton Griffith appealed the denial of his two postconviction relief motions after the trial court abruptly terminated his evidentiary hearing. The appellate court reversed and remanded because Griffith was denied a full and fair hearing to present his case and the trial court im
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246 So. 3d 1161·
Fla.·
2018-06-21
The Florida Supreme Court amended Form 12.980(b)(1), an order setting hearing on petitions for injunctions for protection against domestic violence, repeat violence, dating violence, sexual violence, and stalking. The amendment clarifies courts' obligations to record domestic vio
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905 So. 2d 865·
Fla.·
2005-06-02
The Florida Supreme Court adopted amendments to the Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure to implement 2004 legislation expanding causes of action for injunctions to include dating violence and sexual violence, amending the fee schedule for court-ordered mediation services, and r
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884 So. 2d 1075·
Fla. 2d DCA·
2004-10-15
The appeal is moot because the ex parte temporary injunction for protection has expired.
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576 So. 2d 939·
Fla. 5th DCA·
1991-03-28