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SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
aOct QVY15 .
1NDi&AMT SPhi F COO980Ff
Appetic / Pehho
Supreme Court Case Mo
Appeal Cour t Case Mo 2007 - 324 2
Tribunal Lower Case Mo CRCO316883 CFAMOCRC03)B884 CFAND
DisTR) CT COURT OF APPE A L , SE CDhiD OtSTR\CT ek esL
Appene2 / Responctcøds
APPELLAMT$ AMENDED lhitTiAL BR1EF
GUB-JECT MATTER JURl5DICTiOA1AL 18SUE
e Sfanc(l IAlsiliarnsPolk Cscrechoria\ inshbbo^F " Oe,rm i +oe ß=k F3 E OS L<>~osco Exc Ro«dPolk City Flonact 33868-692$~
TABLE OF C-OM-TEM'T S
Tabt e of ConkenEs
Jurisdicboned Invokef
C,6on oF ¼e Co.se s 11
Sec+e rn en b oP H,e Case_ and Fetc+s 1
Sum rnary of Hu Argurnen f 6
Ground One
TWE APPELLAMT CLMMS T T THE SECOMD D\STBttT COURTLACKED OLtBJECT MATT FPßD(CT(òM AMD ACTED
L O C HT P A DF E U R CT DFA MŸ~rTER iMITHOU'r THE SECòMD ÖlSTPJCT (OL(R'TSULlRIS DitT(oAJ .
The -Tune 26, 200¯7 ft ied be t «te_d ne h ce of appecs lSe-e cMo-che.d Exhib<E "A", cJecay meucetted ko ¼¢Secone5 DisFrick Courk of Appecet thcd the AggeJLanE
soucjh fr re m e w o0 bh e " Senten e i ng " however due
be Ehe yetsdte.bonal defec} wikhin Fhe. nohte. of
oppe-cd skahng thab Ehe. Deke.nde rth c†pec is a.i) thejudicwt procee-cüncjs lec'ctm$ up Fo Ehe jury selechan
+ricJ and verdtet cmd finding of guett sente.nce. and
Convtekson in the above s+yteci cause rendered on theO-7* day of $EPTEMBER 2007 the Second PtsfreckCourE of Appeal Issued an order on Jaly to, too.7
whic_h was an abuse_ of' citscre hon ctred prejucLt-ce-d
Fhe. Appellcmbs due- process ricjktk to apped thesenfe_nctng and IF ts bhe Appelícmbs conbe.nhons
thod the re vaas no juctcjme nk oE conu t ch en tuht ch
wets re.ndered on Se†tember 01, tool and ¼cd
since the Dohce does not spectfy a dcde of bhe
renchhon cts re-cjucred by FlortcLes Rede oP
AppeJte±e Procedure- rute 9 9. 110 9)(«) Flondem
S+cduke (1o03) onh khe jury S vercheb te leFF
which is not subjeck to Fhe. Se.cond Disbrick Cour Es
jurtschchon, the Appe.itont betses hts asserhons
on bhe clear ìctn<:jucteje of the ~June. 26, zoca 93t e_a
Betcaed Nobtee oP Appecd which sfcdee on ils
Fetce Ehcd iP bhe. Finding of gutit g,entene.e- and
convteteori are not being constdere d on iy Phe
verdict remains,
The Se.cond Dæketcb Courk oE AppecJ tctst ed)
urts et t c1< on vah en i t edere d (F s -Ju ( y t o , ECO7orcLer SEVERAMC1LLG We judcjment and sente-nce-
beccmse. We- order inc's enter Vatkhouk jurtod'ch°^
anch prejudiced ¼€ A p peJ t an t . See aw«ch e d Ea t
T of 18
GROLiMD O M E
THE APPELLANT CLAIMS THAT THE SECOMO DISTRtCTCouRT CKED UB ECT MATTER UuRtSDLcTzou AALDACTED D TS UTHoR t Ty THE PRE MATL(R EMOTttE PEAL OU&HT AN APPEAL OF THE UURNSVERDic.T TTER lÃ1tTHottT THE SECOMO DlSTRtCTCouRT OF APPEALS UURiSDitT/oM.
STAMDARD OF REVtE\ÃJ
This MonoccebAe CourF should reutew th e Second Disbrick
Court oE Appecds dec.tston on how if Frecded Appellembs
re mcJrure nohce o€ eippe_cd under bhe reo.son ctbl e -
he-ss tes f pursucm+ to bhis courks rw incj tn
Canctkans v Canc&arts , 362 So 1197, [203 (Ficel980)to ciekerm i n e i F the- O te rr tch CoárE abus e-cl i ks c'ubh o
A R Cr UM E WT
-The Appelícmk clcums Fhe k bhe Uune_ 7-6, 20o~l
R Leet Betcete.d Mohe-e_ of Appecd was so desecMue
c k ½e. Secone) Dtskrick Court oP Appeed cocad noF
mctke a proper dekermtncion thak Fhe Appeticmb
wcts se_ekincj an ctppecd of the. se-nbe_nca nej cis ¼2
jucLcjme-n k becccuse. ½e nobt c e- Sbcde s o n i fs Ñce
Ehed ½e. orde.r beancj oppecd wo-s rende re-cí on
Geptembe:r 07, zoo7, because. of Fhis de£ec} khe
A ppe i lcm V vaas prejuch c-e- when M'e- Se-con cl Otskr'ck
Courb issued lbs TuAy to . 7007 orcier sko}ing Ehed
the cippecd woutcl be. OE Fhe_ uacjment only' and
not Phe senkenconcj ½ts order conktcks wtFh fhts
courbs ruhncj in lÃ1(\li ams v Sbctfe-, 3241 SøZd 74(Flct. 1975);
8 oF1%
(W]e also boid Shed et nohce oE cippe-od whtch is
pre.medure.l Etied shedi not be. subje..cE Fo
dismissed . Pictfhe-r suc-h c' nc>hce of "PPecd ShcdejusE m a skcde. oF "limbo" un+ juctcjrne_nk mthe res pe ch w e ciuil or crim e ocJ cctse- is re.nderecl.
A¥ ½e_ hme_ op penchhon , me_ nohee of etppeosho.l\ mcdure and ehed\ vask jurtsdtchon in the
cg e U ct t- e- c-our-b .
-íbe nofLCe O O ecÛ MCLs ko Èe t n CL 6 CL e_ o9
hmbo or m otbeyemee
The_ skcde et beanc3 temparariiy sek cts'desuspe.ns ton .
WEBSTERS 11 tuew R~erstde_ Dte-honc<ry 0984) pg. Z
It is khe Appe.itants ce>nbenhons thed We Fat10,200'T order enbere-d by Phe. Se_cond OtsFrack
Court op AppecJ caused ¼6 nohce of cippecJ to not
be_ heAd in abeyance. pursuctnk to Flortdc~ Rule. of
Appeiio+e Procedure rule. § 9. t to (m) or (1)
Fl or t ches Sbckut e (zoo-5) Se e- cd¾ch e.d E×h t b d " F
Prexncdure_ noh ce_ :
19 a nohce of appecJ is Stieel beEare. rendthon of «
inal creter ½e. appeed sheJi be subject to dismascd
as premcdrure . Howeve_r 19 a hood order ts re_ndered
bePore dtsmissa-1 of ½e pre mabure aPPeod , the
pre_medure_ nohee- eE appecJ ghcd) be e-ons<de_red
eGPe.ekme to ve.s+ jurtscLtchen m We_ c-ourb to
re-utew the. Etncti orden Be_Eore dtsmtssed Ehe
courk in tFs dtscrehen meu permik the lower
ri b un ed to render cv Fm e< \ orde-r .
Th t s eeur F ruled i n ~The Gr re-y h oun d Corp. vCar s wel i , IS \ Se zd o3 6 (Flct (9 (c4 ) ' As a cjemecd
tesf for sufftetency of ci noktce eF appea( is
9 oE 11i5
whethe-r ¼2 nohce oE appecd cjive-s sufEtcc enf
mforma.hon to debermine , w+h a rec'sonable
decjree of cerfettnby ½e order bein$ appealed.The AppeJlctnF ho-s conducked eׇensme research
to kind cctse 10 in Hms courir electrly shcæncj
½cst ½ts cour F he's c(de\ress th ts issue etnci
hets founc\ none. , 'The. de.cas c on of ½e Seco nci
Otstrtek Cocwb oF Appecd does however conÑ tc¼
Nifh fbts Courbs PLthinc S . 6e.e Nohle v SEceke, as3
So2d 8)9 on remma 374 .2d til(, (Fh 1977) Wherethts courE ruled ,{E]ven thoc-'c3h nohce oP aPP*cdfor reuttva of judc3ment and conutchen anet chd
nok inform pache-s cmd courb kheth deSe-ncicinE
soucjk F rew te eP seJence_ cana etse ccjn men b oE
error spec 19t ed khed evtdence_ wcts insaßGtetenFo Sttsbet(n Conv(cÂr on , Where- libicjo+fon IMcts
ro perly telenhÊte.d in ¼€_ nohce_, allecjedsenbencine error of impostng ct sptik senbe_nce
wtFh de9e-netemb servtnej miktcel Ehrte. ye_ars wi¼no cre.dtb for cjooch hme or cjcun 'hme. and twoye-ars on probctfcan was (tsteci in scgle-menkcd
asstc3n me_nks oP error anct no prejudtcx
re_su( Fed fro m cíe fe.ch oe_ noh ce etp p L i LctGe. courkshould hctue- constdered se_nbencanej error, In¼¢ tnsbemb ccese_ cd bctr , ½e. nohce oF c†pecJ
on ibs Þctce. Se-e_ ctWctched E>chdoiE " A " plaml
s tcete-s ¼cd me_ A p pe i t c<n F soug h b ct rem e w o
e se.nke-ne c ncj s Obher courbs hcw e ruled mtim¥ee SbcJres w Curry -7bo F,1ci 10~79 (c.A.15(Flct') 19 85 ) Pre mckurt nob ce o E c†P ecd fo ll°-nCj
jury verdtc+ of cjeu\E bu¥ prtor to senke-ncincj and
beÞo re juckcjme n f o f con v t c.h on w e re eEe'e2
was e.EPe_c-bive to perGec.b ctppecd cts o9 ¼(se-nfe-nce- was entered as ¥he juchcjmenk , canci khe
Mtcjk Courk rwed in Bermcun y , llniked ShcJres, 302
U.S . 2)( E12 'Z13 SS S.Ct . 164 , f (c, SZ LEcl Id
10 of 1%
204 (1934Úl]n a enmined ectse ¼¢ Encd jaclemed mectns ½e eenbence. . The se.nbence is
½e jucLc3menE . In ¼6 insÉcen F ca.se_ edr bete ½e_
~June Z6, 7-007 Belcde-d Mottce_ of' Appecd ispre-mcdure tn ½ve tures k since. becctuse en ½e
dake_ ik wees Rt ed iF reSexresj to etn order khed
¼6 AppeMan V bebemed wo.s cymc3 to be renderect
on Sep te m be.r 07 , 7.A07 but n o ettc h orete.r was
ever re-nde-rect , IF ts noF cAear why me Second
D'e trt cA Cottrk oE Appecd e.hes e_ Fo tre_ed ¼¢AppeMctnk s cose (neJPere_n bly as tir hetd o½er
similari situcded ectse_s CML y Skede., ~7t4 S.Zd4'79 , 4 88 m. l'L (Flo_ APp Znd Ots+ 1998)(cippecJ eftonutc¥ton and senbe.nce_ premcdure be.cause_ bhey
heta nok bem re-naered by Altncj o9 a etcjnedAtrthen order buk appeScde- jurtsebckton vesbedonce khe orde-r vucts renderecb) Se che.r v Shake695 G-2d 440 (Fla App 2nd Otsk zoos)+he. Appemcwclatms fhed ¼6 5e cond Dis krtel Courts in Fer pr e ted t o n
of ¼€ Tune 26, loca Belede.s Mohce_ eF Appecd wasin error and conßtteks tw bh a rutine in etnokhez
Diskrab Cettrk Set Mctnnol v Sbcee, 402 S 2d 565(FL<t Ap p 5 Otsk 198t) Where. Fhe nohce of etppecJpropor+ed to ctppecd an order whtch bokk pctrhe.s
ac3reed bucts nok re-ndere-d in khe- re.cord, smeeno suc.h order extsk only me_ jury s vesteite F
remettns a vesched ts nok appeedctbie_ See.Smibh v, $kcde , 395 S>1d 575 (FLce App 5 D<s¥1981'); BurkeH- v Sbcde, 400 Smzd las (fic App5 Diet 193)) the etppecJ showes be atsmtsseci due
¼ ct lete k e t s u. bj ed medFer jums ch cha n o E H,e
due to omission of fhe dc'FE ° °° '^the nohce_ of cppecJ stmply beccuse the apetilc'nb
feuts to cer bFy the benePiEs aWe.eke.d by We- appeeJ.
The judtetcel rule the F hets evoive-d is EhesE tÞ ½e
nohce cjtue-s Sufftclenf informc'hon From whtc+ ib
can be defermmeci , wiFh et rectsoncubte. degree ofcerfcunty , which order is betncj cippecJed techniccddefec.f3 in khe nohce Fhcd neafher cdFed the Cour+S
jansdtchon nor mislec'dS or Frejudice etny pctrky in
the_ ctchon bhe_ nohce_ noalet not be dtsmtese_d Sex
Harde.n v Sbo+e , 829 Sal 324 (P(ct App 7-nd Dist 1°°E-)(Defendem¥s omtsston oP cctee number from noh ce of
appe_cú vacts ci fechniccd cleGeck ¼cd dtd nok take.
caucq appeRctte jurisdic-bon be-ec'use if dtd noF mts lead
or prepdice- Fetche s and bezo_use. Fhe. no hc-e_ e9
appecJ c31ve suPFtcie_n b mformcthon to etebermme kubh
re ctsonc b le certcun ty ¼¢ orde.r bea ncj o p peed e d ) Pri o r
to he_ fion,dc Lecjisiabors encmbncj ibs amendmenf Fo