Florida Supreme Court Oral Argument Press Summaries

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Pablo Ibar v. State ofFlorida

SC00-2043

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9:00

Ibar was charged with theJune 1994 murders of Casimir Sucharski, Sharon Anderson, and Marie Rogers.The jury found him guilty and recommended the death penalty 9-to-3. Thetrial court sentenced him to death. This is his direct appeal.

Broward County

Spanish connection

Lewis Ward v. GregoryS. Brown

SC03-783

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Approx. 10:00

The Petitioners in thiscase appeal the striking of their challenge to a tax assessment under thesixty-day jurisdictional time limit period provided by law. Petitionersargued that their property should have been classified as exempt governmentproperty. The Petitioners argue that challenges to classification of propertyare not subject to the sixty-day filing period for assessment challenges.The First District Court of Appeal found that the Petitioners' "classification"argument was tantamount to an assessment challenge and agreed with thetrial court that it was untimely filed. The Petitioners now seek a reversalof the First District's opinion.

Santa Rosa County

Dwayne Irwin Parker v.State of Florida

SC02-1471| SC03-1045

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Approx. 10:40

Parker was tried, convicted,and sentenced to death for the April 1989 murder of William Nicholson.His sentence was affirmed on appeal. He now challenges its validity.

Broward County

Advisory Opinion to theAttorney General: Slot Machines

SC03-857

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Approx. 11:20

The Attorney General hasasked the Court to review a proposed constitutional amendment that wouldauthorize slot machines under certain conditions in Miami-Dade and BrowardCounties. The Court must determine whether the proposed ballot summarymeets legal requirements.

Miami-Dade & BrowardCounties

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Post-Newsweek StationsFlorida, Inc. v. City of Miami

SC03-530

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9:00

This case involves an attemptto obtain records related to criminal charges brought against then-MiamiMayor Joe Carollo for alleged domestic violence against his wife. The ThirdDistrict Court held that the records remained exempt from public inspectionunder the active criminal intelligence or investigative information exemptionsto public records laws. Post-Newsweek then filed for rehearing where thecourt certified the issue as one of great public importance.

Miami-Dade County

Travelers Indemnity Co.v. PCR Inc.

SC03-630

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Approx. 9:40

In November 1991 an explosionin an Alachua County chemical plant killed Paul Turner and seriously injuredJames Creighton, both PCR technicians. Creighton and Turner's estate suedto collect damages. The issue in this case involves interpretation of theinsurance policy PCR purchased from Travelers.

Alachua County

Allison Gae Reeves v.Fleetwood Homes of Florida, Inc.

SC03-134

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Approx. 10:30

Dennis Reeves died in aforklift accident at the Fleetwood plant. His estate alleged that his deathresulted from a continuing pattern of negligence in the use of the forklift.This case involves questions of the employer's liability under worker'scompensation laws.

Polk County

State of Florida v. AnthonyT. Bodden

SC03-622

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Approx. 11:10

Bodden was arrested fordriving under the influence and his urine tested positive for a controlledsubstance. This case involves questions about the validity of proceduresfor urine testing.

Hillsborough County

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Inquiry Concerning aJudge: Patricia A. Kinsey

SC96,629

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9:00

Judge Kinsey has been orderedto appear before the Court to be publicly reprimanded for ethical breaches.

Escambia County

Verizon Florida, Inc.v. Lila Jaber

SC02-2647

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Approx. 9:10

On November 15, 2002, Florida'sPublic Service Commission (PSC) issued its Final Order on Rates for UnbundledNetwork Elements Provided by Verizon Florida. Verizon now appeals PSC'sorder to this Court, which has mandatory jurisdiction in this matter. AT&Thas filed a cross-appeal.

Statewide impact

State of Florida v. MorrisHarris; State of Florida v. Donald Gentes

SC02-2172| SC02-2440

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Approx. 9:50

These two cases involvepersons committed under the Jimmy Ryce Act for sexual offenses. The issueon appeal is whether a plea agreement for prison time followed by probationis violated when the State later initiates civil commitment proceedingsunder the Jimmy Ryce Act.

Gadsden & Leon Counties

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Andrew Darryl Busby v.State of Florida

SC02-1364

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9:00

Busby was charged with theJuly 2000 murder of Elton Ard, a fellow inmate at the Columbia CorrectionalInstitution. The jury found him guilty and recommended the death penalty11-to-1. The trial judge sentenced him to death. This is Busby's directappeal.

Columbia County