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5 Florida opinions name it 2 courts 1991–2018 0 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 |
|---|---|---|
Witt v. Stategreen2 sentences2018“The doctrine of finality should be abridged only when a more compelling objective appears, such as ensuring fairness and uniformity in individual adjudications.” Witt, 387 So. 2d at 925 . 2006In Witt , this Court wrote: "The doctrine of finality should be abridged only when a more compelling objective appears, such as ensuring fairness and uniformity in individual adjudications." Witt, 387 So.2d at 925 . | 1 | 4 |
Ferguson v. Stategreen1 sentence2005See Ferguson v. State, 789 So.2d 306, 312 (Fla.2001) (stating that the final Stovall/Linkletter "consideration in the retroactivity equation requires a balancing of the justice system's goals of fairness and finality"). [23] As has already been eloquently stated in Witt : The doctrine of finality should be abridged only when a more compelling objective appears, such as ensuring fairness and uniformity in individual adjudications. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
| No negative-treatment citations attached to this issue in Florida. Read the followed side critically anyway. | ||
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
United States v. Addonizio
green
1 sentence2004We also warned that "[t]he doctrine of finality should be abridged only when a more compelling objective appears, such as ensuring fairness and uniformity in individual adjudications." Id. | 1 | 2004–2004 |