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adoption of the legal rule in Florida

21 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1999–2024 1 in the last five years

The cases below were cited by Florida courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.

Followed or applied (16)

CaseFollowedCited
Dorsey v. Stategreen
fla · 2003 · cited in 10 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2005–2018
2 sentences

2018See Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co., 911 So. 2d 1181, 1188 (Fla. 2005) (“[S]tare decisis counsels us to follow our precedents unless there has been ‘a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or . . . an error in legal analysis.’ ” (emphasis added) (quoting Dorsey v. State, 868 So. 2d 1192, 1199 (Fla. 2003))).

2018See Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co. , 911 So.2d 1181 , 1188 (Fla. 2005) ("[S]tare decisis counsels us to follow our precedents unless there has been 'a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or ... an error in legal analysis.' " (emphasis added) (quoting Dorsey v. State , 868 So.2d 1192 , 1199 (Fla. 2003) ) ).

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Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co., Inc.green
fla · 2005 · cited in 9 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2007–2018
2 sentences

2018See Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co. , 911 So.2d 1181 , 1188 (Fla. 2005) ("[S]tare decisis counsels us to follow our precedents unless there has been 'a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or ... an error in legal analysis.' " (emphasis added) (quoting Dorsey v. State , 868 So.2d 1192 , 1199 (Fla. 2003) ) ).

2018The principle of stare decisis "counsels [the Court] to follow [its] precedents unless there has been 'a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or ... an error in legal analysis.' " Valdes v. State , 3 So.3d 1067 , 1076 (Fla. 2009) (quoting Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co. , 911 So.2d 1181 , 1188 (Fla. 2005) ).

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Puryear v. Stategreen
fla · 2002 · cited in 4 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2003–2024
2 sentences

2024OFR and the public can take heart that the “doctrine of stare decisis” prevails here, just as it does at the supreme court, which is to say it “bends where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule, or where there has been an error in legal analysis.” Puryear v. State, 810 So. 2d 901, 905 (Fla. 2002) (internal citation omitted).

2014The doctrine is said to bend “where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule or where there has been an error in legal analysis.” Brown v. Nagelhout, 84 So. 3d 304, 309 (Fla. 2012) (quoting Puryear v. State, 810 So. 2d 901, 905 (Fla. 2002)).

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Brown v. Stategreen
fla · 1998 · cited in 3 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2002–2004
2 sentences

2004See State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552, 554 (Fla.1995); see also Brown v. State, 719 So.2d 882, 890 (Fla.1998) (Wells, J., dissenting) (“[Ijntel-lectual honesty continues to demand that precedent be followed unless there has been a clear showing that the earlier decision was factually or legally erroneous or has not proven acceptable in actual practice.”).

2004See State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552, 554 (Fla.1995); see also Brown v. State, 719 So.2d 882, 890 (Fla.1998) (Wells, J., dissenting) ("[I]ntellectual honesty continues to demand that precedent be followed unless there has been a clear showing that the earlier decision was factually or legally erroneous or has not proven acceptable in actual practice.").

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State v. Graygreen
fla · 1995 · cited in 3 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2002–2004
2 sentences

2004See State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552, 554 (Fla.1995); see also Brown v. State, 719 So.2d 882, 890 (Fla.1998) (Wells, J., dissenting) (“[Ijntel-lectual honesty continues to demand that precedent be followed unless there has been a clear showing that the earlier decision was factually or legally erroneous or has not proven acceptable in actual practice.”).

2004See State v. Gray, 654 So.2d 552, 554 (Fla.1995); see also Brown v. State, 719 So.2d 882, 890 (Fla.1998) (Wells, J., dissenting) ("[I]ntellectual honesty continues to demand that precedent be followed unless there has been a clear showing that the earlier decision was factually or legally erroneous or has not proven acceptable in actual practice.").

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Weiand v. Stategreen
fla · 1999 · cited in 5 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1999–2006
2 sentences

2006"The doctrine of stare decisis must bend when there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule." Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 , 1055 n. 12 (Fla.1999).

2004See, e.g., Muhammad v. State, 782 So.2d 343 , 365 n. 16 (Fla.2001); see also Tyson v. Mattair, 8 Fla. 107, 124 (1858) (“It is an established rule to abide by former precedents, stare decisis, where the same points come again in litigation, as well to keep the scale of justice even and steady, and not liable to waver with every new judge’s opinion....”). 2 Stare decisis bends where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule, see Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 , 1055 n. 12 (Fla.1999), or where there has been an error in legal analysis.

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Valdes v. Stategreen
fla · 2009 · cited in 3 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2013–2018
2 sentences

2018The principle of stare decisis “counsels [the Court] to follow [its] precedents unless there has been ‘a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or . . . an error in legal analysis.’ ” Valdes v. State, 3 So. 3d 1067, 1076 (Fla. 2009) (quoting Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co., 911 So. 2d 1181, 1188 (Fla. 2005)).

2018The principle of stare decisis "counsels [the Court] to follow [its] precedents unless there has been 'a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or ... an error in legal analysis.' " Valdes v. State , 3 So.3d 1067 , 1076 (Fla. 2009) (quoting Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co. , 911 So.2d 1181 , 1188 (Fla. 2005) ).

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Chames v. DeMayogreen
fla · 2007 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2008–2013
2 sentences

2013See Valdes v. State, 3 So.3d 1067, 1077 (Fla.2009); Chames v. DeMayo, 972 So.2d 850, 855 (Fla.2007); Dorsey v. State, 868 So.2d 1192, 1199 (Fla.2003) (“[T]he doctrine of stare decisis ... yields only upon a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or when there has been an error in legal analysis.”).

2008Cf. Chames v. DeMayo, 972 So.2d 850, 855 (Fla.2007) ("[T]he doctrine of stare decisis counsels us to follow our precedents unless there has been a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or ... an error in legal analysis." (quoting Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co., Inc., 911 So.2d 1181, 1188 (Fla.2005)) (quotation marks omitted)); State v. Green, 944 So.2d 208, 217 (Fla.2006) ("Stare decisis yields `when an established rule of law has proven unacceptable or unworkable in practice.'" (quoting Allstate Indem.

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Muhammad v. Stategreen
fla · 2001 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
2 sentences

2004See, e.g., Muhammad v. State, 782 So.2d 343 , 365 n. 16 (Fla.2001); see also Tyson v. Mattair, 8 Fla. 107, 124 (1858) (“It is an established rule to abide by former precedents, stare decisis, where the same points come again in litigation, as well to keep the scale of justice even and steady, and not liable to waver with every new judge’s opinion....”). 2 Stare decisis bends where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule, see Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 , 1055 n. 12 (Fla.1999), or where there has been an error in legal analysis.

2004See, e.g., Muhammad v. State, 782 So.2d 343 , 365 n. 16 (Fla.2001); see also Tyson v. Mattair, 8 Fla. 107, 124 (1858) ("It is an established rule to abide by former precedents, stare decisis, where the same points come again *1109 in litigation, as well to keep the scale of justice even and steady, and not liable to waver with every new judge's opinion. . . ."). [2] Stare decisis bends where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule, see Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 , 1055 n. 12 (Fla.1999), or where there has been an error in legal analysis.

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Tyson v. Mattairgreen
fla · 1858 · cited in 2 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2004–2004
2 sentences

2004See, e.g., Muhammad v. State, 782 So.2d 343 , 365 n. 16 (Fla.2001); see also Tyson v. Mattair, 8 Fla. 107, 124 (1858) (“It is an established rule to abide by former precedents, stare decisis, where the same points come again in litigation, as well to keep the scale of justice even and steady, and not liable to waver with every new judge’s opinion....”). 2 Stare decisis bends where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule, see Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 , 1055 n. 12 (Fla.1999), or where there has been an error in legal analysis.

2004See, e.g., Muhammad v. State, 782 So.2d 343 , 365 n. 16 (Fla.2001); see also Tyson v. Mattair, 8 Fla. 107, 124 (1858) ("It is an established rule to abide by former precedents, stare decisis, where the same points come again *1109 in litigation, as well to keep the scale of justice even and steady, and not liable to waver with every new judge's opinion. . . ."). [2] Stare decisis bends where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule, see Weiand v. State, 732 So.2d 1044 , 1055 n. 12 (Fla.1999), or where there has been an error in legal analysis.

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Payne v. Tennesseegreen
scotus · 1991 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2018–2018
1 sentence

2018Nowhere mentioned in the plurality opinion is the test utilized by courts to determine when disregarding precedent is appropriate. - 14 - As the United States Supreme Court has explained, the principle of stare decisis “promotes the evenhanded, predictable, and consistent development of legal principles, fosters reliance on judicial decisions, and contributes to the actual and perceived integrity of the judicial process.” Payne v. Tennessee, 501 U.S. 808, 827 (1991).

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Brown v. NAGELHOUTgreen
fla · 2012 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014The doctrine is said to bend “where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule or where there has been an error in legal analysis.” Brown v. Nagelhout, 84 So.3d 304, 309 (Fla.2012) (quoting Puryear v. State, 810 So.2d 901, 905 (Fla.2002)).

2014The doctrine is said to bend “where there has been a significant change in circumstances since the adoption of the legal rule or where there has been an error in legal analysis.” Brown v. Nagelhout, 84 So. 3d 304, 309 (Fla. 2012) (quoting Puryear v. State, 810 So. 2d 901, 905 (Fla. 2002)).

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State v. Greengreen
fla · 2006 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
1 sentence

2008Cf. Chames v. DeMayo, 972 So.2d 850, 855 (Fla.2007) ("[T]he doctrine of stare decisis counsels us to follow our precedents unless there has been a significant change in circumstances after the adoption of the legal rule, or ... an error in legal analysis." (quoting Rotemi Realty, Inc. v. Act Realty Co., Inc., 911 So.2d 1181, 1188 (Fla.2005)) (quotation marks omitted)); State v. Green, 944 So.2d 208, 217 (Fla.2006) ("Stare decisis yields `when an established rule of law has proven unacceptable or unworkable in practice.'" (quoting Allstate Indem.

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Allstate Indem. Co. v. Ruizgreen
fla · 2005 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2008–2008
1 sentence

2008Co. v. Ruiz, 899 So.2d 1121, 1131 (Fla.2005))).

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Popple v. Stategreen
fla · 1993 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 2006–2006
1 sentence

2006I noted in my dissenting opinion in Baez that in its discussion of this issue, one of several in a capital appeal, the Court in Lightbourne did not apply the distinction between consensual encounters and detentions that we later articulated when we focused exclusively on the issue in Popple v. State, 626 So.2d 185, 186-88 (Fla.1993).

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Perez v. Stategreen
fla · 1993 · cited in 1 Florida opinions naming this issue, 1999–1999
1 sentence

1999See Perez v. State, 620 So.2d 1256, 1259-61 (Fla.1993) (Overton, J., concurring).

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (0)

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Also cited on this issue (2)

CaseCitedYears
Virginia v. LeBlanc green
scotus · 2017
2 sentences

2018In LeBlanc, 137 S. Ct. at 1729 , the United States Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and held that a Virginia court’s decision affirming a juvenile offender’s sentence of life for a nonhomicide crime subject to the possibility of conditional geriatric release was not an unreasonable application of the Supreme Court’s case law.

2018In LeBlanc , 137 S.Ct. at 1729 , the United States Supreme Court reversed the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals and held that a Virginia court's decision affirming a juvenile offender's sentence of life for a nonhomicide crime subject to the possibility of conditional geriatric release was not an unreasonable application of the Supreme Court's case law.

22018–2018
Strand v. Escambia County green
fla · 2008
2 sentences

2009In Strand v. Escambia County, 992 So.2d 150 (Fla.2008), we declined to recede from precedent because we concluded that the presumption in favor of stare decisis was strong.

2009In Strand v. Escambia County, 992 So.2d 150 (Fla. 2008), we declined to recede from precedent because we concluded that the presumption in favor of stare decisis was strong.

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