8 Florida opinions name it 1 courts 2014–2025 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
Muhammad v. Stategreen1 sentence2025PSI; amicus counsel; Spencer1 hearing Following the penalty phase trial, “[t]he trial court ordered a presentence investigation report (PSI) pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.710(b).” Allen, 322 So. 3d at 593; see also Muhammad v. State, 782 So. 2d 343, 361-65 (Fla. 2001) (adopting “policy” of requiring certain mitigation-investigation procedures to be followed in cases in which the defendant waives mitigation), holding modified by Marquardt v. State, 156 So. 3d 464 (Fla. 2015). | 1 | 1 |
Bill Paul Marquardt v. State of Floridagreen1 sentence2025PSI; amicus counsel; Spencer1 hearing Following the penalty phase trial, “[t]he trial court ordered a presentence investigation report (PSI) pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.710(b).” Allen, 322 So. 3d at 593; see also Muhammad v. State, 782 So. 2d 343, 361-65 (Fla. 2001) (adopting “policy” of requiring certain mitigation-investigation procedures to be followed in cases in which the defendant waives mitigation), holding modified by Marquardt v. State, 156 So. 3d 464 (Fla. 2015). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
McKenzie v. State
green
2 sentences2022Id. at 288 . 2022Id. at 288 . | 2 | 2014–2022 |
Spencer v. State
green
2 sentences2020Spencer v. State, 615 So. 2d 688 (Fla. 1993). 2. 2020Spencer v. State, 615 So. 2d 688 (Fla. 1993). 2. | 2 | 2015–2020 |
Bright v. State
green
2 sentences2020After conducting a Spencer1 hearing, the trial court found the same aggravating and mitigating circumstances for each victim and concluded that the established aggravating 2 factors substantially outweighed the mitigating3 circumstances. 90 So. 3d at 256-57 . 2020After conducting a Spencer1 hearing, the trial court found the same aggravating and mitigating circumstances for each victim and concluded that the established aggravating 2 factors substantially outweighed the mitigating3 circumstances. 90 So. 3d at 256-57 . | 1 | 2020–2020 |
King v. State
green
2 sentences2017Id. 2017Id. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Griffin v. State
green
1 sentence2017Id. at 998 . | 1 | 2017–2017 |
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.