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100 Florida opinions name it 3 courts 1975–2026 15 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.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Jones v. Stategreen2 sentences2019Newly discovered evidence satisfies the second prong of the Jones test if it “weakens the case against [the defendant] so as to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to his culpability.” Id. at 526 (quoting Jones v. State, 678 So. 2d 309, 315 (Fla. 1996)). 2019Newly discovered evidence satisfies the second prong of the Jones test if it “weakens the case against [the defendant] so as to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to his culpability.” Id. at 526 (quoting Jones v. State, 678 So. 2d 309, 315 (Fla. 1996)). | 7 | 8 |
Jones v. Stategreen2 sentences2013Ventura v. State, 794 So.2d 553, 570-71 (Fla.2001): see also Jones v. State, 591 So.2d 911, 915 (Fla.1991) (“[T]he newly discovered evidence must be of such nature that it would probably produce an acquittal on retrial.”); Scott v. Dugger, 604 So.2d 465, 468 (Fla.1992) (“The Jones standard is also applicable where the issue is whether a life or death sentence should have been imposed.”). 2013Ventura v. State, 794 So.2d 553, 570-71 (Fla.2001): see also Jones v. State, 591 So.2d 911, 915 (Fla.1991) (“[T]he newly discovered evidence must be of such nature that it would probably produce an acquittal on retrial.”); Scott v. Dugger, 604 So.2d 465, 468 (Fla.1992) (“The Jones standard is also applicable where the issue is whether a life or death sentence should have been imposed.”). | 6 | 11 |
Jones v. Stategreen2 sentences2024“Newly discovered evidence satisfies the second prong of the Jones test if it ‘weakens the case against [the defendant] so as to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to his culpability.’” Taylor v. State, 260 So. 3d 151, 158 (Fla. 2018) (quoting Jones, 709 So. 2d at 526 ). 2024“Newly discovered evidence satisfies the second prong of the Jones test if it ‘weakens the case against [the defendant] so as to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to his culpability.’” Taylor v. State, 260 So. 3d 151, 158 (Fla. 2018) (quoting Jones, 709 So. 2d at 526 ). | 2 | 15 |
State v. Williamsgreen2 sentences1992The court reasoned that our decisions in State v. Williams, 453 So.2d 824 (Fla. 1984), and Paul v. State, 385 So.2d 1371 (Fla. 1980), mandated severance where "the only connection between the two criminal episodes was the use of a stolen car and the accused's alleged participation." Jones, 497 So.2d at 1272 . 1987The court held it was error to deny Jones' motion for severance of the charges growing out of the criminal episode involving Morrison and that involving Daugherty, stating: The supreme court held in State v. Williams, 453 So.2d 824, 825 (Fla. 1984) (citing Paul v. State, 365 So.2d 1063, 1065 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979) (Smith, J., dissenting)), "that consolidation [of offenses] is improper when `based on similar but separate episodes, separated in time, which are "connected" only by similar circumstances and the accused's alleged guilt in both and all instances.' 365 So.2d at 1065-66 , adopted 385 So. | 2 | 3 |
Robert Joe Long v. State of Floridagreen2 sentences2024Long v. State, 183 So. 3d 342, 345 (Fla. 2016) (adapting test announced in Jones v. State, 709 So. 2d 512 (Fla. 1998) and Grosvenor v. State, 874 So. 2d 1176 (Fla. 2004) and applying same in the context of a plea, holding: “We likewise establish a similar two-prong test for determining postconviction claims for newly discovered evidence relating to guilty pleas which adopts the first prong of the Jones test and the second prong from Grosvenor. 2024Long v. State, 183 So. 3d 342, 345 (Fla. 2016) (adapting test announced in Jones v. State, 709 So. 2d 512 (Fla. 1998) and Grosvenor v. State, 874 So. 2d 1176 (Fla. 2004) and applying same in the context of a plea, holding: “We likewise establish a similar two-prong test for determining postconviction claims for newly discovered evidence relating to guilty pleas which adopts the first prong of the Jones test and the second prong from Grosvenor. | 2 | 2 |
Steven Richard Taylor v. State of Floridagreen2 sentences2024“Newly discovered evidence satisfies the second prong of the Jones test if it ‘weakens the case against [the defendant] so as to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to his culpability.’” Taylor v. State, 260 So. 3d 151, 158 (Fla. 2018) (quoting Jones, 709 So. 2d at 526 ). 2024“Newly discovered evidence satisfies the second prong of the Jones test if it ‘weakens the case against [the defendant] so as to give rise to a reasonable doubt as to his culpability.’” Taylor v. State, 260 So. 3d 151, 158 (Fla. 2018) (quoting Jones, 709 So. 2d at 526 ). | 2 | 2 |
Ventura v. Stategreen2 sentences2013Ventura v. State, 794 So.2d 553, 570-71 (Fla.2001): see also Jones v. State, 591 So.2d 911, 915 (Fla.1991) (“[T]he newly discovered evidence must be of such nature that it would probably produce an acquittal on retrial.”); Scott v. Dugger, 604 So.2d 465, 468 (Fla.1992) (“The Jones standard is also applicable where the issue is whether a life or death sentence should have been imposed.”). 2013Ventura v. State, 794 So.2d 553, 570-71 (Fla.2001): see also Jones v. State, 591 So.2d 911, 915 (Fla.1991) (“[T]he newly discovered evidence must be of such nature that it would probably produce an acquittal on retrial.”); Scott v. Dugger, 604 So.2d 465, 468 (Fla.1992) (“The Jones standard is also applicable where the issue is whether a life or death sentence should have been imposed.”). | 2 | 2 |
Scott v. Duggergreen2 sentences2013Ventura v. State, 794 So.2d 553, 570-71 (Fla.2001): see also Jones v. State, 591 So.2d 911, 915 (Fla.1991) (“[T]he newly discovered evidence must be of such nature that it would probably produce an acquittal on retrial.”); Scott v. Dugger, 604 So.2d 465, 468 (Fla.1992) (“The Jones standard is also applicable where the issue is whether a life or death sentence should have been imposed.”). 2013Ventura v. State, 794 So.2d 553, 570-71 (Fla.2001): see also Jones v. State, 591 So.2d 911, 915 (Fla.1991) (“[T]he newly discovered evidence must be of such nature that it would probably produce an acquittal on retrial.”); Scott v. Dugger, 604 So.2d 465, 468 (Fla.1992) (“The Jones standard is also applicable where the issue is whether a life or death sentence should have been imposed.”). | 2 | 2 |
Paul v. Stategreen2 sentences1987The court held it was error to deny Jones' motion for severance of the charges growing out of the criminal episode involving Morrison and that involving Daugherty, stating: The supreme court held in State v. Williams, 453 So.2d 824, 825 (Fla. 1984) (citing Paul v. State, 365 So.2d 1063, 1065 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979) (Smith, J., dissenting)), "that consolidation [of offenses] is improper when `based on similar but separate episodes, separated in time, which are "connected" only by similar circumstances and the accused's alleged guilt in both and all instances.' 365 So.2d at 1065-66 , adopted 385 So. 1987The court held it was error to deny Jones' motion for severance of the charges growing out of the criminal episode involving Morrison and that involving Daugherty, stating: The supreme court held in State v. Williams, 453 So.2d 824, 825 (Fla. 1984) (citing Paul v. State, 365 So.2d 1063, 1065 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979) (Smith, J., dissenting)), "that consolidation [of offenses] is improper when `based on similar but separate episodes, separated in time, which are "connected" only by similar circumstances and the accused's alleged guilt in both and all instances.' 365 So.2d at 1065-66 , adopted 385 So. | 2 | 2 |
Rakas v. Illinoisgreen2 sentences1981Articles or information obtained in violation of this right shall not be admissible in evidence. [2] Salvucci implies that the Jones rule was effectively repudiated in Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128 , 99 S.Ct. 421 , 58 L.Ed.2d 387 (1978). 1981Articles or information obtained in violation of this right shall not be admissible in evidence. [2] Salvucci implies that the Jones rule was effectively repudiated in Rakas v. Illinois, 439 U.S. 128 , 99 S.Ct. 421 , 58 L.Ed.2d 387 (1978). | 2 | 2 |
Paul v. Stategreen2 sentences1992The court reasoned that our decisions in State v. Williams, 453 So.2d 824 (Fla. 1984), and Paul v. State, 385 So.2d 1371 (Fla. 1980), mandated severance where "the only connection between the two criminal episodes was the use of a stolen car and the accused's alleged participation." Jones, 497 So.2d at 1272 . 1987The court held it was error to deny Jones' motion for severance of the charges growing out of the criminal episode involving Morrison and that involving Daugherty, stating: The supreme court held in State v. Williams, 453 So.2d 824, 825 (Fla. 1984) (citing Paul v. State, 365 So.2d 1063, 1065 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979) (Smith, J., dissenting)), "that consolidation [of offenses] is improper when `based on similar but separate episodes, separated in time, which are "connected" only by similar circumstances and the accused's alleged guilt in both and all instances.' 365 So.2d at 1065-66 , adopted 385 So. | 1 | 3 |
Steven Edward Stein v. State of Floridagreen2 sentences2025The Jones test for a facially sufficient claim “proceeds in two parts.” Stein, 406 So. 3d at 175. 2025The Jones test for a facially sufficient claim “proceeds in two parts.” Stein, 406 So. 3d at 175. | 1 | 2 |
Swafford v. Stategreen2 sentences2017In Swafford, 125 So.3d at 775-76 , we explained the Jones analysis further as follows: The Jones standard requires that, in considering the effect of the newly discovered evidence, we consider all of the admissible evidence that could be introduced at a new trial. 2017In Swafford, 125 So.3d at 775-76 , we explained the Jones analysis further as follows: The Jones standard requires that, in considering the effect of the newly discovered evidence, we consider all of the admissible evidence that could be introduced at a new trial. | 1 | 2 |
Johnson v. First City Bank of Gainesvillegreen1 sentence2025See Gorham v. Lavine, 376 So. 3d 781 , 783 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (“Because this order merely grants a motion and does not contain final language actually dismissing the claims, it is not appealable.” (first citing Johnson v. First City Bank of Gainesville, 491 So. 2d 1217, 1218 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); then citing Fla. R. | 1 | 1 |
James Milton Dailey v. State of Floridagreen1 sentence2025See Dillbeck v. State, 357 So. 3d 94 , 100 (Fla. 2023) (stating that to obtain relief based on a claim of newly discovered evidence, a defendant must establish “(1) that the newly discovered evidence was unknown by the trial court, by the party, or by counsel at the time of trial and it could not have been discovered through due diligence, and (2) that the evidence is of such a nature that it would probably . . . yield a less severe sentence on retrial.” (omission in original) (quoting Dailey v. State, 329 So. 3d 1280 , 1285 (Fla. 2021))). | 1 | 1 |
ANDREWS v. STATE OF FLORIDAgreen1 sentence2025See Andrews, 390 So. 3d at 237. | 1 | 1 |
VCG MYM I LLC v. SUNRISE LAND PARTNERS, LLLP, MATTAMY JACKSONVILLE, LLC, MATTAMY ORLANDO, LLC, MATTAMY TAMPA/SARASOTA, LLC, MATTAMY FLORIDA, LLCgreen1 sentence2025See Gorham v. Lavine, 376 So. 3d 781 , 783 (Fla. 1st DCA 2023) (“Because this order merely grants a motion and does not contain final language actually dismissing the claims, it is not appealable.” (first citing Johnson v. First City Bank of Gainesville, 491 So. 2d 1217, 1218 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986); then citing Fla. R. | 1 | 1 |
| Glen Edward Rogers v. State of Floridagreen | 1 | 1 |
Donald David Dillbeck v. State of Florida & Donald David Dillbeck v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.green1 sentence2025See Dillbeck v. State, 357 So. 3d 94 , 100 (Fla. 2023) (stating that to obtain relief based on a claim of newly discovered evidence, a defendant must establish “(1) that the newly discovered evidence was unknown by the trial court, by the party, or by counsel at the time of trial and it could not have been discovered through due diligence, and (2) that the evidence is of such a nature that it would probably . . . yield a less severe sentence on retrial.” (omission in original) (quoting Dailey v. State, 329 So. 3d 1280 , 1285 (Fla. 2021))). | 1 | 1 |
| Poff v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Jeffrey G. Hutchinson v. State of Floridagreen | 1 | 1 |
| State v. Riechmanngreen | 1 | 1 |
| Gaskin v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Strickland v. Washingtongreen | 1 | 1 |
| Toney Deron Davis v. State of Floridagreen | 1 | 1 |
| Pardo v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Parker v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Tompkins v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Lightbourne v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| McDonough Power Equipment, Inc. v. Greenwoodgreen | 1 | 1 |
| Jones v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Armstrong v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Allen Johnson v. State of Floridagreen | 1 | 1 |
| Lopez v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Granberry v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Totta v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Kormondy v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Lowe v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Neeley v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| LEROY v. Stategreen | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Allen v. United States
green
2 sentences2018Jones responded to this Court's order to show cause arguing why Hitchcock v. State , 226 So.3d 216 (Fla.), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 513 , 199 L.Ed.2d 396 (2017), should not be dispositive in this case. 2018After this Court decided Hitchcock v. State , 226 So.3d 216 (Fla.), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 513 , 199 L.Ed.2d 396 (2017), Jones responded to this Court's order to show cause arguing why Hitchcock should not be dispositive in this case. | 2 | 2018–2018 |
Sedlak v. Smith
green
2 sentences2018Jones responded to this Court's order to show cause arguing why Hitchcock v. State , 226 So.3d 216 (Fla.), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 513 , 199 L.Ed.2d 396 (2017), should not be dispositive in this case. 2018After this Court decided Hitchcock v. State , 226 So.3d 216 (Fla.), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 513 , 199 L.Ed.2d 396 (2017), Jones responded to this Court's order to show cause arguing why Hitchcock should not be dispositive in this case. | 2 | 2018–2018 |
Caldwell v. Mississippi
green
2 sentences2018Jones's claim that his death sentence violates Caldwell v. Mississippi , 472 U.S. 320 , 105 S.Ct. 2633 , 86 L.Ed.2d 231 (1985), and the Eighth Amendment is foreclosed by our recent decision in Reynolds v. State , 251 So.3d 811 , 82543 (2018), in which we held that "a Caldwell claim based on the rights announced in Hurst and Hurst v. Florida cannot be used to retroactively invalidate the jury instructions that were proper at the time under Florida law" (citing Romano v. Oklahoma , 512 U.S. 1 , 9, 114 S.Ct. 2004 , 129 L.Ed.2d 1 (1994) ). 2018Jones's claim that his death sentence violates Caldwell v. Mississippi , 472 U.S. 320 , 105 S.Ct. 2633 , 86 L.Ed.2d 231 (1985), and the Eighth Amendment is foreclosed by our recent decision in Reynolds v. State , 251 So.3d 811 , 82543 (2018), in which we held that "a Caldwell claim based on the rights announced in Hurst and Hurst v. Florida cannot be used to retroactively invalidate the jury instructions that were proper at the time under Florida law" (citing Romano v. Oklahoma , 512 U.S. 1 , 9, 114 S.Ct. 2004 , 129 L.Ed.2d 1 (1994) ). | 2 | 2003–2018 |
Timothy Lee Hurst v. State of Florida
red
2 sentences2018V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. *804 Jones's motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 616 , 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and our decision on remand in Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017). 2018V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Jones' motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 616 , 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and our decision on remand in Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017). | 2 | 2018–2018 |
James Ernest Hitchcock v. State of Florida
green
2 sentences2018Jones responded to this Court's order to show cause arguing why Hitchcock v. State , 226 So.3d 216 (Fla.), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 513 , 199 L.Ed.2d 396 (2017), should not be dispositive in this case. 2018After this Court decided Hitchcock v. State , 226 So.3d 216 (Fla.), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 138 S.Ct. 513 , 199 L.Ed.2d 396 (2017), Jones responded to this Court's order to show cause arguing why Hitchcock should not be dispositive in this case. | 2 | 2018–2018 |
Florida v. Hurst
green
2 sentences2018V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Jones' motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 616 , 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and our decision on remand in Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017). 2018V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Jones' motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 616 , 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and our decision on remand in Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017). | 2 | 2018–2018 |
Hurst v. Florida
green
2 sentences2018V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Jones' motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 616 , 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and our decision on remand in Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017). 2018V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. Jones' motion sought relief pursuant to the United States Supreme Court's decision in Hurst v. Florida , --- U.S. ----, 136 S.Ct. 616 , 193 L.Ed.2d 504 (2016), and our decision on remand in Hurst v. State ( Hurst ), 202 So.3d 40 (Fla. 2016), cert. denied , --- U.S. ----, 137 S.Ct. 2161 , 198 L.Ed.2d 246 (2017). | 2 | 2018–2018 |
Strickland v. Washington
green
2 sentences2007In Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), the United States Supreme Court adopted *225 the prejudice standard of a reasonable probability of a different result for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and rejected the higher standard governing newly discovered evidence claims. 2007In Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 , 104 S.Ct. 2052 , 80 L.Ed.2d 674 (1984), the United States Supreme Court adopted *225 the prejudice standard of a reasonable probability of a different result for claims of ineffective assistance of counsel and rejected the higher standard governing newly discovered evidence claims. | 2 | 2003–2007 |
Jones v. State
green
2 sentences1992The court reasoned that our decisions in State v. Williams, 453 So.2d 824 (Fla. 1984), and Paul v. State, 385 So.2d 1371 (Fla. 1980), mandated severance where "the only connection between the two criminal episodes was the use of a stolen car and the accused's alleged participation." Jones, 497 So.2d at 1272 . 1987See McMullen v. State, 405 So.2d 479 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981); Macklin v. State, 395 So.2d 1219 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981); cf. Green v. State, 408 So.2d 1086 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982) (severance not required when two criminal acts take place in the same area within seconds of each other). 497 So.2d at 1272 . | 2 | 1987–1992 |
Quentin Marcus Truehill v. State of Florida & Quentin Marcus Truehill v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.
green
2 sentences2026Truehill v. State, 358 So. 3d 1167 , 1184-85 (Fla. 2022) (quoting Jones, 709 So. 2d at 521 ). 2026Truehill v. State, 358 So. 3d 1167 , 1184-85 (Fla. 2022) (quoting Jones, 709 So. 2d at 521 ). | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Davis v. State
green
2 sentences2026Rivera, 837 So. 2d at 614 (quoting Davis, 736 So. 2d at 1159 ) Accordingly, we reject this Jones claim. 2026Rivera, 837 So. 2d at 614 (quoting Davis, 736 So. 2d at 1159 ) Accordingly, we reject this Jones claim. | 1 | 2026–2026 |
Brett A. Bogle v. State of Florida
green
1 sentence2025Bogle v. State, 322 So. 3d 44 , 46 (Fla. 2021). -8- at 1064; Stein v. State, 406 So. 3d 171 , 174-75 (Fla. 2024), petition for cert. filed, No. 25-5191 (U.S. July 24, 2025). | 1 | 2025–2025 |
| Grosvenor v. State green | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| Glen Edward Rogers v. State of Florida green | 1 | 2024–2024 |
| Torres-Arboleda v. Dugger yellow | 1 | 2019–2019 |
| Green v. State green | 1 | 2018–2018 |
| Romano v. Oklahoma green | 1 | 2018–2018 |
| Walton v. State green | 1 | 2018–2018 |
| John F. Mosley v. State of Florida & SC14-2108 John F. Mosley v. Julie L. Jones, etc. green | 1 | 2018–2018 |
| Michael Gordon Reynolds v. State of Florida green | 1 | 2018–2018 |
| Pierce v. State green | 1 | 2015–2015 |
| Johnston v. State green | 1 | 2015–2015 |
| State v. Nelson green | 1 | 2014–2014 |
| Burns v. State green | 1 | 2013–2013 |
| Brantley v. State green | 1 | 2013–2013 |
| Papouras v. BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS green | 1 | 2011–2011 |
| Spera v. State green | 1 | 2009–2009 |
| Atkins v. Virginia green | 1 | 2007–2007 |
| Preston v. State green | 1 | 2007–2007 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.