Title: State Of Florida v. Marilyn Holmes Herndon
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC03-828
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: February 17, 2005

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC03-828 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
MARILYN HOLMES HERNDON, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-912 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
THOMAS P. MCCABE, 
Respondent. 
 
 
 
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No. SC03-928 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
JOE ALAN GOLAN. 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-929 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
ERNEST LEE HARDY,  
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-930 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
STEPHEN MURPHY, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-937 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
DOMINGO SANCHEZ, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-941 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
JOHN BOOREAM, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-962 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
JEANNE BARBER, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-972 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
SCOTT W. KARO, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-993 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
WILLIAM F. GILBERT, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-994 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
THOMAS MILLS, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1015 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
ALEC RICARDO REEVES, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1163 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
PHILLIP WRIGHT, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1189 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
CATHERINE W. GREGORY, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1386 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
MICHAL KEINZ, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1404 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
LAWRENCE STALEY, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1406 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
ALFREDO PADILLA, JR., 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1407 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
MICHAEL WARREN TRUMBOWER, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1807 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
RAYMOND LYNN, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-1910 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
REGINALD HENRY, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-2036 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
JOSEPH JONES, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-2051 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
MELISSA J. SMILEY, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-2284 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
JUSTIN MURRAY, 
Respondent. 
 
 
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No. SC03-2293 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
ORLANDO ADAMS, 
Respondent. 
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No. SC04-585 
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STATE OF FLORIDA, 
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
RICHARD WILLIAMS, 
Respondent. 
 
[February 17, 2005] 
 
PARIENTE, C.J. 
 
We have the decisions in each of these cases for review, based on express 
and direct conflict or certified conflict with a decision of this Court or another 
district court.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(3), (4), Fla. Const.  We 
accept jurisdiction, consolidate these cases for purposes of this opinion, summarily 
quash the decisions of the Second District Court of Appeal, and remand for 
reconsideration in light of our decisions in Franklin v. State, 887 So. 2d 1063 (Fla. 
 
 
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2004), and State v. Green, 887 So. 2d 1089 (Fla. 2004).  We decline to address the 
additional issues, including those relating to resentencing, raised in several of these 
cases.   
 
It is so ordered. 
WELLS, ANSTEAD, LEWIS, CANTERO, and BELL, JJ., concur. 
QUINCE, J., dissents with an opinion. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
 
 
QUINCE, J., dissenting. 
 
 
I dissent for the same reasons expressed in my dissenting opinions in 
Franklin v. State, 887 So. 2d 1063, 1086-88 (Fla. 2004), and State v. Green, 
887 So. 2d 1089, 1090 (Fla. 2004). 
 
 
Twenty-five cases consolidated: 
 
SC03-828: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-3204 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Katherine V. Blanco, 
Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant Attorney 
General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
 
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for Petitioner 
 
Marilyn Holmes Herndon, Pro se, Riverview, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
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SC03-912: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-2608 
 
(Pasco County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Katherine V. Blanco, 
Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant Attorney 
General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Douglas E. Walker of Holland and Knight, LLP, Orlando, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-928: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-4073 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Katherine V. 
Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Joe Alan Golan, Pro se, Lakeland, Florida, 
 
 
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for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-929: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-3320 
 
(Pasco County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Katherine V. Blanco, 
Senior Assistant Attorney General Tampa, and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant 
Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Ernest L. Hardy, Pro se, Belle Glade, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-930: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-2953 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Katherine V. 
Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Stephen Murphy, Pro se, Avon Park, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
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SC03-937: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D03-170 
 
(Hillsborough County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, and Katherine V. 
Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant 
Attorney General, Tampa, Florida,  
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Domingo Sanchez, Pro se,  Pensacola, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-941: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D01-5230 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles, J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and C. Suzanne 
Bechard, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Allyn M. Giambalvo, Assistant 
Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
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SC03-962: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-4986 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Katherine V. Blanco, 
Senior Assistant Attorney General and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant Attorney 
General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Jeanne Barber, Pro se, Clearwater, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-972: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-3324 
 
(Hillsborough County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Katherine V. 
Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Scott W. Karo, Pro se, Arcadia, Florida 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
 
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* * * 
SC03-993: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-3610 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Katherine V. Blanco, 
Senior Assistant Attorney General and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant Attorney 
General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
William F. Gilbert, Pro se, St. Petersburg, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-994: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-3664 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Katherine V. 
Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Thomas Mills, Pro se, Largo, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
 
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SC03-1015: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D01-4808 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida, Robert J. Krauss, 
Chief Assistant Attorney General and Susan D. Dunlevy, Assistant Attorney 
General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and William L. Sharwell, Assistant 
Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-1163: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-1592 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Ronald Napolitano, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and William K. Sharwell, Assistant 
Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
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SC03-1189: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-783 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Dale E. Tarpley, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
David R. Carmichael of Franklin and Carmichael, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
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SC03-1386: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D01-2969 
 
(Lee County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Ronald Napolitano, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public 
Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
 
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SC03-1404: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-5099 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Deena DeGenova, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public 
Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-1406: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-5319 
 
(Hillsborough County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Katherine V. 
Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant 
Attorney General, Tampa, Florida 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Alfredo Padilla, Jr., Pro se, Bowling Green, Florida 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
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SC03-1407: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-1719 
 
(Lee County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Deena DeGenova, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Allyn M. Giambalvo, Assistant 
Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-1807: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-4972 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Ronald Napolitano, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Megan Olson, Assistant Public 
Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
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SC03-1910: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-182 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Ronald Napolitano, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Judith Ellis, Assistant Public 
Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
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SC03-2036: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D03-276 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Katherine V. 
Blanco, Senior Assistant Attorney General, and Tonja Rene Vickers, Assistant 
Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Steven L. Bolotin, Assistant Public 
Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
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SC03-2051: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D01-5228 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Katherine Coombs 
Cline, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
John S. Lynch, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC03-2284: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-3514 
 
(Pinellas County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Ronald Napolitano, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Robert D. Rosen, Assistant Public 
Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
 
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SC03-2293: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D02-4925 
 
(Hillsborough County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Ronald Napolitano, 
Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, James C. Banks, Special Assistant 
Public Defenders, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, Florida, and Alexander 
Dombrowsky, Tallahassee, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
* * * 
SC04-585: 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict of Decisions 
 
 
Second District - Case No. 2D03-4305 
 
(Polk County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Katherine Coombs 
Cline, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Richard Williams, Pro se, Bellview, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent