Title: Matthew Scott Paul v. State of Florida

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC05-1636 
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MATTHEW SCOTT PAUL,  
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
STATE OF FLORIDA,  
Respondent. 
 
[April 3, 2008] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
We have for review Paul v. State, 908 So. 2d 1071 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) 
(table), in which the Second District Court of Appeal expressly relied upon Hilton 
v. State, 901 So. 2d 155 (Fla. 2d DCA 2005) (en banc), quashed, 961 So. 2d 284 
(Fla. 2007).  At the time the Second District issued its decision in Paul, Hilton was 
pending review in this Court.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. 
Const.; Jollie v. State, 405 So. 2d 418 (Fla. 1981).  
We stayed proceedings in this case pending our disposition of Hilton.  See 
Hilton v. State, 961 So. 2d 284 (Fla. 2007) (quashing the Second District’s 
decision in Hilton, upon which that court had relied in Paul).  When our decision 
 
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in Hilton became final, we issued an order directing respondent to show cause why 
we should not accept jurisdiction, quash the Paul decision, and remand for 
reconsideration in light of our decision in Hilton.  Upon considering respondent’s 
response, we have determined to do so.    
We accordingly grant the petition for review in the present case. The 
decision under review is quashed and this matter is remanded to 
the Second District for reconsideration upon application of this Court’s decision 
in Hilton.  
It is so ordered. 
LEWIS, C.J., and WELLS, ANSTEAD, PARIENTE, QUINCE, CANTERO, and 
BELL, JJ., concur. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Direct 
Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D04-3346 
 
 
(Hillsborough County) 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public 
Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Bill McCollum, Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Robert J. Krauss, Bureau 
Chief, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Assistant Attorneys General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent