The Florida Criminal Cases Notebook
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Table of Contents, 7th Edition
Appellate practice
generally and miscellaneous 1
ineffective assistance 2
preservation of error 3
procedural matters; briefs, the record. etc. 4
standards of review 5
Attempts 6
Attorney for defendant
generally 7
public defenders 8
right to 9
self-representation 10
Bail 11
Blood alcohol level 12
Confidential informants 13
Contempt 14
Corpus delicti 15
Crimes
assault 16
battery 17
burglary 18
child abuse 19
concealed weapons 20
conspiracy 21
controlled substances 22
dealing in stolen property 23
DUI 24
escape 25
homicide
1st degree murder 26
2d degree murder 27
3d degree murder 28
DUI/BUI manslaughter 29
generally 30
manslaughter 31
vehicular / vessel homicide 32
kidnapping 33
loitering or prowling 34
miscellaneous substantive crimes 35
resisting officer 36
RICO 37
robbery 38
sex crimes
generally 39
lewd assault, etc. on a child 40
child under 12 41
theft 42
trafficking in controlled substances 43
Defenses
entrapment 44
generally and miscellaneous 45
immunity 46
insanity 47
intoxication 48
self-defense 49
Discovery
Brady, etc. rules 50
depositions 51
generally and miscellaneous 52
Richardson violations 53
Double jeopardy and collateral estoppel 54
Evidence
character 55
circumstantial 56
defendant’s statements
generally and miscellaneous 57
Miranda 58
voluntariness 59
generally 60
hearsay
generally 61
exceptions
admissions and statements against interest 62.01
business records 62.02
child abuse victims 62.03
co-conspirators 62.04
dying declarations 62.05
medical diagnosis 62.06
other exceptions 62.07
prior consistent statements 62.08
spontaneous and excited utterances 62.09
state of mind 62.10
physical evidence 63
privileges 64
scientific and expert evidence 65
tapes, photos, etc. 66
Williams rule, similar fact, and context
context and inextricably intertwined 67
Williams rule and similar fact 68
Informations and indictments
amendments 69
consolidation of offenses and defendants 70
language of charge 71
statement of particulars 72
Judges 73
Judgment of acquittal 74
Jurisdiction 75
Jury trial – right to 76
Juvenile delinquency
disposition 77
generally and miscellaneous 78
Lesser included offenses 79
Lineups and showups 80
Motion to dismiss 81
New trial 82
Pleas
plea and sentence bargaining 83
generally and miscellaneous 84
Polygraphs 85
Possession 86
Post-conviction relief
3.800 motions
3.800(a) illegal sentences 87
3.800(b) correction of sentencing errors 88
3.800(c) reduction and modification 89
generally and miscellaneous 90
3.850 motions
generally and miscellaneous 91
ineffective assistance 92
generally and miscellaneous 93
Principals 94
Prosecutorial misconduct 95
Quotes 96
Search and seizure
abandonment 97
consent 98
encounters 99
exigent circumstances 100
generally 101
incident to arrest 102
inevitable discovery and independent source 103
inventory searches 104
plain view and open view 105
probable cause arrests and seizures 106
probable cause searches 107
standing 108
Terry stops 109
warrants 110
Sentencing
costs, fees and fines 111
credit for time served 112
death penalty
aggravating factors
generally and miscellaneous 113.01
§ 921.141(5)(a) under sentence of imprisonment, on community control or felony probation 113.02
§ 921.141(5)(b)previous conviction for violent crime 113.03
§ 921.141(5)(c) great risk to many people 113.04
§ 921.141(5)(d) in course of or flight from a felony 113.05
§ 921.141(5)(e) avoid lawful arrest 113.06
§ 921.141(5)(f) pecuniary gain 113.07
§ 921.141(5)(g) disrupt a governmental function 113.08
§ 921.141(5)(h) heinous, atrocious and cruel 113.09
§ 921.141(5)(i) cold, calculated and premeditated 113.10
§ 921.141(5)(j-k) victim is LEO or public official 113.11
§ 921.141(5)(l) victim is child under 12 113.12
§ 921.141(5)(m) victim was particularly vulnerable 113.13
§ 921.141(5)(n) defendant is street gang member 113.14
generally and miscellaneous 114
jurors, jury selection & death qualification 115
jury instructions 116
jury overrides 117
mitigating factors 118
proportionality 119
firearm mandatory minimums 120
generally 121
guidelines
1983-93 guidelines
departure factors
aggravating factors upheld 122.1
aggravating factors reversed 122.2
mitigating factors upheld 122.3
mitigating factors reversed 122.4
scoresheet factors
generally and misc. 123.1
legal constraint 123.2
primary offense 123.3
prior record 123.4
victim injury 123.5
1994 - present guidelines
departure factors
aggravators 124.1
mitigators 124.2
scoresheet factors
generally and misc. 125.1
legal status 125.2
multipliers and additions 125.3
offense categories 125.4
primary offense 125.5
prior record 125.6
victim injury 125.7
generally 126
habitual offenders
generally and miscellaneous 127
habitual felony and habitual violent felony offender 128
violent career criminal 129
prison releasee reoffender 130
juveniles prosecuted as adults 131
probation and community control
conditions 132
violations 133
reclassification 134
restitution 135
youthful offenders 136
Speedy trial 137
State attorneys 138
Statute of limitations 139
Statutes
constitutionality 140
construction 141
Telecommunications and wiretaps 142
Trial – conduct of
closing arguments 143
competency to stand trial 144
confrontation of witnesses 145
continuances 146
generally and miscellaneous 147
impeachment and cross-examination generally 148
prior convictions 149
prior inconsistent statements 150
jurors
generally and miscellaneous 151
Neil challenges 152
selection 153
jury instructions 154
opening statements 155
verdicts 156
witnesses 157
Venue 158
Victim’s rights 159
Updated 04/06/12
