Criminal Law: 2007-2010 Survey of Florida Law

This article surveys selected criminal law decisions of the Supreme Court of Florida and the Florida District Courts of Appeal published between July 31, 2007 and July 31, 2010. The survey covers cases of first impression, decisions involving or identifying conflicts between the Florida District Courts of Appeal, questions certified to the Supreme Court of Florida as being of great public importance and cases that clarify or expand upon existing

principles of law. It also summarizes an important decision of the Supreme Court of the United States concerning the punishment of juvenile, nonhomicide offenders in Florida. Cases discussing procedural and evidentiary

issues, the death penalty, and Florida's sentencing guidelines are beyond the scope of this article, which focuses on substantive principles of criminal law.