Case Title: Christian Cruz v. State of Florida

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State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 2023-10-05T00:00:00Z

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Supreme Court of Florida 
 
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2023 
 
 
Christian Cruz, 
                    Appellant(s) 
 
v. 
 
State of Florida, 
                    Appellee(s) 
 
SC2021-1767 
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 
642013CF102943XXXADL 
 
 
Appellant’s “Motion for Rehearing” is hereby denied. 
MUÑIZ, C.J., and CANADY, COURIEL, GROSSHANS, and 
FRANCIS, JJ., concur. 
LABARGA, J., dissents with an opinion. 
SASSO, J., did not participate. 
 
LABARGA, J., dissenting. 
 
Given my fundamental disagreement with the majority’s view 
that the conformity clause prohibits proportionality review in death 
penalty cases, I dissented to the majority’s decision to expressly 
disavow relative proportionality review in Cruz v. State, 48 Fla. L. 
Weekly S140 (Fla. July 6, 2023). 
As such, I would vote to grant rehearing. 
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CapAppeals Attorney General TLH 
Volusia Clerk 
Patrick Albert Bobek 
Jose Rafael Rodriguez