Title: State Of Florida v. Basdeo Shiva
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: SC01-961
State: Florida
Issuer: Florida Supreme Court
Date: February 3, 2005

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC01-961 
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STATE OF FLORIDA,  
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
BASDEO SHIVA,  
Respondent. 
 
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No. SC02-100 
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STATE OF FLORIDA,  
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
TYRONE RAFAEL COX,  
Respondent. 
 
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No. SC02-1509 
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STATE OF FLORIDA,  
Petitioner, 
 
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vs. 
 
ADAM CARVELLO,  
Respondent. 
 
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No. SC04-127 
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STATE OF FLORIDA,  
Petitioner, 
 
vs. 
 
MICHAEL P. SZYMANOWSKI,  
Respondent. 
 
[February 3, 2005] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
 
We have for review the decisions in Shiva v. State, 782 So. 2d 501 (Fla. 4th 
DCA 2001), Cox v. State, 805 So. 2d 1042 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002), Carvello v. State, 
824 So. 2d 202 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002), and Szymanowski v. State, 870 So. 2d 137 
(Fla. 4th DCA 2003), based on certified conflict with various decisions of other 
district courts of appeal.  We have jurisdiction.  See art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.  
We accept jurisdiction in each of these cases, consolidate them solely for the 
purpose of this opinion, summarily quash the decisions of the Fourth District Court 
 
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of Appeal, and remand for reconsideration in light of our decision in Banks v. 
State, 29 Fla. L. Weekly S579 (Fla. Oct. 14, 2004).1   
 
WELLS, ANSTEAD, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANTERO, and BELL, JJ., concur. 
PARIENTE, C.J., recused. 
 
NOT FINAL UNTIL TIME EXPIRES TO FILE REHEARING MOTION, AND 
IF FILED, DETERMINED. 
 
 
Four Cases: 
 
SC01-961 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Fourth District - Case No. 4D01-0788 
 
 
(Broward County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Marrett W. Hanna, 
Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Basdeo Shiva, Pro se, Bonifay, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
 
                                          
 
1.  Respondent Michael P. Szymanowski’s Motion to Dismiss and 
Emergency Motion to Dismiss, filed in this Court on June 9, 2004, and November 
1, 2004, respectively, are hereby denied.   
 
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SC02-100 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Fourth District - Case No. 4D01-3071 
 
 
(St. Lucie County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Claudine M. 
LaFrance, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Tyrone Rafael Cox, Pro se, Cocoa, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
SC02-1509 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Fourth District - Case No. 4D02-702 
 
 
(Broward County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida,  Donna L. Eng and 
Celia A. Terenzio, Assistant Attorneys General, West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Adam Carvello, Pro se, White City, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent 
 
 
 
 
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SC04-127 
 
Application for Review of the Decision of the District Court of Appeal - Certified 
Direct Conflict 
 
 
Fourth District - Case No. 4D02-4054 
 
 
(Broward County) 
 
Charles J. Crist, Jr., Attorney General, Tallahassee, Florida and Daniel P. 
Hyndman, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, 
 
 
for Petitioner 
 
Michael P. Szymanowski, Pro se, Bushnell, Florida, 
 
 
for Respondent