Nordelo v. State
Opinion Date: June 7, 2012
Docket: SC11-23 |
Areas of Law: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Petitioner was found
guilty of armed robbery of a convenience store when he was 19-years-old
and was sentenced to life in prison as a habitually violent offender. At
issue was the summary denial of an evidentiary hearing in
postconviction proceedings under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure
3.850. The court concluded that the district court misapplied the
court's precedent and in so doing erred in affirming the summary denial
of petitioner's successive motion for postconviction relief based on
newly discovered evidence. Accordingly, the court quashed the decision
below and remanded for an evidentiary hearing on the newly discovered
evidence claim involving only the affidavit of the codefendant.
Gaffney v. Tucker, etc.
Opinion Date: June 7, 2012
Docket: SC11-2136 |
Judge: Per curiam
Areas of Law: Constitutional Law, Criminal Law
Petitioner, an inmate in
state custody, filed a pro se petition for writ of habeas corpus
challenging his conviction and sentence. The court dismissed the
petition in this case by way of an unpublished order, determining that
the petition was unauthorized pursuant to Baker v. State. In disposing
of the petition, the court expressly retained jurisdiction to pursue
possible sanctions against petitioner. After considering petitioner's
show cause response, the court concluded that it failed to show cause
why he should not be sanctioned. Petitioner's unauthorized petition was a
frivolous proceeding and petitioner had compiled a history of pro se
filings that were devoid of merit or inappropriate for review.
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Opinion Date: June 7, 2012
Judge: Per curiam
Areas of Law: Legal Ethics
Inquiry Concerning a Judge,
No. 10-420 Re: William Singbush
Opinion Date: June 7, 2012
Docket: SC11-905 |
Areas of Law: Legal Ethics
This action arose when
the Judicial Qualifications Commission (JQC) served a Notice of Formal
Charges on Judge Singbush for violations of the Code of Judicial
Conduct. Specifically, the charges stated, among other things, multiple
allegations of tardiness or actions that caused scheduling
inconveniences or inefficiencies, as well as actions in presiding over
Jumbolair, Inc. v. Garemore. The court approved the stipulation and the
JQC's Findings and Recommendation recommending that Judge Singbush
receive a public reprimand, submit written weekly logs to special
counsel of the JQC for one year after the publication of the opinion,
and submit a signed letter of public apology to the JQC.
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