Case Title: Gregory Keith Capehart v. State of Florida

Citation: 

Docket Number: SC10-275

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 2010-05-13T00:00:00Z

Document:
Supreme Court of Florida 
THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2010 
 
 
CASE NO.:  SC10-275 
 
Lower Tribunal No.:  88-394CFAES 
 
GREGORY KEITH CAPEHART 
vs. STATE OF FLORIDA 
Petitioner(s) 
 
Respondent(s) 
 
 
This appeal of the denial of appellant’s seventh amended initial motion to 
vacate judgments of conviction, which was transferred to this Court from the 
Second District Court of Appeal in case no. 2D08-5692, is hereby dismissed 
without prejudice and returned to the Circuit Court of the Sixth Judicial Circuit.  
The circuit court is hereby directed to conduct a status conference within thirty 
days of the date of this order for the purpose of determining the question of counsel 
for Gregory Capehart in the pending penalty phase proceeding and any other 
matters the court deems necessary or proper.  The circuit court is also directed to 
proceed expeditiously, commensurate with due process considerations, in 
conducting the new penalty phase proceeding previously ordered by that court.  In 
light of this order, all pending motions are denied as moot. 
 
PARIENTE, LEWIS, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur. 
CANADY, J., dissents with an opinion, in which POLSTON, J., concurs. 
QUINCE, C.J., recused. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
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CANADY, J., dissenting. 
 
I dissent from the decision to dismiss this appeal.  I would proceed with 
consideration of the postconviction appeal as we did in Maharaj v. State, 778 So. 
2d 944 (Fla. 2000), a case which was in a procedural posture similar to the 
procedural posture of this case. 
 
 
 
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Served: 
 
ALI ANDREW SHAKOOR 
BRUCE G. HOWIE 
BILL JENNINGS 
RICHARD EDWARD KILEY 
KATHERINE V. BLANCO 
DIANA KAY BOCK 
HON. JAMES BIRKHOLD, CLERK 
HON. PAULA O'NEIL, CLERK 
HON. LINDA HOBE BABB, JUDGE