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Florida Statute 16.08 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 16.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 16.08 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
16.08 Superintendence and direction of state attorneys.The Attorney General shall exercise a general superintendence and direction over the several state attorneys of the several circuits as to the manner of discharging their respective duties, and whenever requested by the state attorneys, shall give them her or his opinion upon any question of law.
History.s. 1, ch. 2098, 1877; RS 90; GS 93; RGS 107; CGL 131; s. 48, ch. 95-147.

Cases Citing F.S. 16.08

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·Carzell Moore v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Respondent, 809 F.2d 702 (11th Cir. 1987).

Cited 161 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 1217

rifle used to murder Ms. Allen).26 See O.C.G.A. § 16-8-2 (1982); see also infra note 43. Pasby then proceeded
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Cited "but see"Dubose (1993)
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Cited as authorityCox (2026)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority20250228_C366034_32_366034.Opn.Pdf (2025)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Dustin Myers v. Murry Bowman, 713 F.3d 1319 (11th Cir. 2013).

Cited 114 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2013 WL 1442055, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 7216, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 194

worth more than $500. See Ga.Code Ann. § 16-8-12(a)(1) (repealed 2012). Murry testified that
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Cited as authorityResendiz (2026)
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Cited as authorityDOTSON (2026)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2026)
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·United States v. J.B. Farris, United States of Am. v. Jeffrey Bernard Bush, 77 F.3d 391 (11th Cir. 1996).

Cited 91 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 4453, 1996 WL 82490

or (3) sudden snatching. See O.C.G.A. § 16-8-40 (1992). Force is implicit in sudden snatching
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2021)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2020)
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·Jimmy Ledford v. Shelby Peeples, Jr., 657 F.3d 1208 (11th Cir. 2011).

Cited 91 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

by deception. See, e.g., O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3; Gentry v. State, 202 Ga.App.
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2026)
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Cited as authorityDANIEL (2025)
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Cited as authorityVANN (2025)
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·Ernest Edgar Black Jeff Wigington, 811 F.3d 1259 (11th Cir. 2016).

Cited 60 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 1057, 2016 WL 278918

stolen property, id. *1264 § 16-8-7. A magistrate judge issued the arrest warrants
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2026)
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Cited as authorityMCCOMAS (2026)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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·Hills McGee v. Sentinel Offender Servs., LLC, 719 F.3d 1236 (11th Cir. 2013).

Cited 35 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2013 WL 2436658

“deceitful means or artful practice,” O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3(a), with the specific intent to create a known
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Cited as authorityOliveira (2025)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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·United States v. Lanza, 341 F. Supp. 405 (M.D. Fla. 1972).

Cited 43 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1972 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14400

...§ 14.055, F.S.A.; in the event of his disability the Governor may appoint a person to perform his duties, Fla.Stat. § 16.02, F.S.A. The Attorney General possesses a general supervisory power over state attorneys and may, on their request, issue opinions of law to them. Fla.Stat. § 16.08, F.S.A....
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Cited "but see"(citing case) (1976)
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Cited as authorityMarcy (1991)
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Cited as authorityVespucci (1988)
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·Henry Arthur Drake v. Robert O. Francis, 727 F.2d 990 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 40 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 23842

underlying felony conviction, armed robbery. O.C.G.A. § 16-8-41.1 Thus, an unconstitutional intent instruction
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Vacated(citing case) (1984)
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Cited as authorityBlalock (2009)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2005)
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·Robinson v. State, 692 So. 2d 883 (Fla. 1997).

Cited 73 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1997 WL 196674

less than one nor more than 20 years. Ga.Code Ann. § 16-8-40 (1990). Georgia case law interpreting this provision
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DisapprovedChisolm (2015)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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·United States v. Dallas Cnty. Comm'n, 739 F.2d 1529 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 34 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

(1982). The government had challenged Ala.Code § 16-8-1 (1975), the section under which the Board of
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·United States v. Sylvester Anthony Domme, Jr. & Thomas Allen Domme, 753 F.2d 950 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 36 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 28158

...otherwise interested in the outcome. Fla.Stat.Ann. §§ 16.01(4)-(5) (West Supp.1984). See State v. Bowman, 437 So.2d 1095, 1096 (Fla.1983). Florida law further requires the Attorney General to supervise and direct all state attorneys. Fla.Stat.Ann. § 16.08 (West 1961)....
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Cited as authorityDESANTIS (2021)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
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Cited as authorityKrueger (2012)
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·Robert Golden, Jr. v. Lanson Newsome, Warden, 755 F.2d 1478 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 39 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 28517

the offense charged. See O.C.G.A. § 16-8-12(a)(l), Ga.Code Ann. § 26-1812(a) (Harrison,
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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Cited as authorityCarter (2021)
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·The New All. Party of Alabama Michael Jeter & Nathaniel Ivory v. Perry A. Hand, Sec'y of State for the State of Alabama, 933 F.2d 1568 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 26 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 12933, 1991 WL 95279

See Acts of Alabama 1978, No. 691 § 16. 8 . The number of signatures required
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Cited as authorityMossow (2024)
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Cited as authorityWoodward (2024)
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·Harlin Phillip Seritt, Jr. v. State of Alabama, 731 F.2d 728 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 30 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 22902

less than 5 nor more than 20 years.” Ga.Code Ann. § 16-8-41 (1982). 26 Georgia has no habitual
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Cited as authorityBerger (2006)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1993)
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Cited as authorityJones (1993)
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·David Carter v. Timothy Filbeck, 821 F.3d 1310 (11th Cir. 2016).

Cited 102 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8010, 2016 WL 1743573

taken or appropriated.” See O.C.G.A. § 16-8-2 (emphasis added). The common thread running
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Abrogated(citing case) (2017)
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Cited as authorityMcKenzie (2026)
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Cited as authorityKing (2026)
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·William Alvin Smith, Cross-Appellee v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Cross-Appellant, 887 F.2d 1407 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 25 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

writ as to Smith’s convictions. . See O.C.G.A. § 16-8-41(a). .This was prior to Ake v. Oklahoma, 470
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Cited "but see"Flores (2004)
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Cited as authorityWarden (2015)
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·United States v. Dallas Cnty. Comm'n, 850 F.2d 1433 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 34 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 11 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1028, 57 U.S.L.W. 2063, 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 9460

court's decision as to the constitutionality of section 16-8-1, our 1984 decision "did not affirm the 1982
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Relied upon(citing case) (1993)
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·Hall, Moffett v. Alabama Ass'n of Sch. Boards, Sandra Sims-Degraffenreid, 326 F.3d 1157 (11th Cir. 2003).

Cited 19 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 6015, 2003 WL 1590270

appointing a new superintendent. 1975 Ala.Code § 16-8-7. Having no experience, individually or collectively
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·Hill v. State, 358 So. 2d 190 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978).

Cited 18 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

reasonably foreseeable future." Colo. Rev. Stat. § 16-8-120 (1973). [9] See statutes collected by C. Hamann
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Cited as authorityWesterheide (2000)
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Cited as authorityGerus (1990)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1988)
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·Ronel Ramos v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 709 F.3d 1066 (11th Cir. 2013).

Cited 12 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2013 WL 599552, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 3510

1227(a)(2)(A)(iii) when he pled guilty to violating Georgia Code § 16-8-14, a statute that criminalizes shoplifting. An
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Cited "but see"Hylton (2018)
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·Forman v. Wallshein, 671 So. 2d 872 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 180067

The Florida Bar, Florida Civil Trial Practice, § 16.8, at 16-9 (4th ed. 1994). *874 More recently, writing
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Cited as authorityKinser (2016)
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Cited as authorityPineiro (2011)
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Cited as authorityRivera (2009)
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·United States v. Nathan E. Gundy, 842 F.3d 1156 (11th Cir. 2016).

Cited 7 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 21064, 2016 WL 6892164

after Mr. DeFrancis's conviction. See O.C.G.A. § 16-8-18; see also Ga, L. 1976, p. 186, § 1. . While
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Cited "but see"Bryant (2017)
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Cited "but see"Dooley (2017)
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·Jaffree v. Wallace, 705 F.2d 1526 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 36 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 728, 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 28064

removed by the county school boards. See Ala.Code § 16-8-23 (1927). The Alabama county school boards are
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Limited(citing case) (1987)
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Limited(citing case) (1987)
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CriticizedSpanier (1985)
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·William Henry Hogencamp v. Lee Cnty. Bd. of Educ. of Lee Cnty., 722 F.2d 720 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 10 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 26461, 15 Educ. L. Rep. 68

ordered to fill the vacancies created. Section 16-8-1 provides that “[t]he county board of education
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Cited as authorityBurriss (2006)
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·Charles Joseph Lobosco v. A.C. Thomas, Warden, 928 F.2d 1054 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 10 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 6008, 1991 WL 42422

315 S.E.2d at 654. 17 . O.C.G.A. § 16-8-41(a); see Hicks v. State, 232 Ga
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Cited as authorityKnowles (2025)
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·Joseph Thomas v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Respondent, 766 F.2d 452 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 9 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

underlying the felony murder conviction. O.C.G.A. § 16-8-41(a). At trial, the judge instructed the jury
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Distinguished(citing case) (1987)
phrase: "distinguishing"
Cited as authorityFreeman (1988)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1987)
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·Lindsey v. King, 894 So. 2d 1058 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 230449

Philip J. Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice § 16.8 at 241-42; other citations omitted). Turning to
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·UNITED AUTO. INS. v. Total Rehab & Med. Ctr., 870 So. 2d 866 (Fla. 3d DCA 2004).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2004 WL 231799

Philip J. Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice § 16.8 at 240 (2004 ed.) (footnote omitted); see also
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Cited as authorityBurnett (2018)
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Cited as authorityGomez (2009)
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·Kemp v. Am. Tel. & Tel. Co., 393 F.3d 1354 (11th Cir. 2004).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2004 WL 2980006

theft by deception under state law, Ga.Code Ann. § 16-8-3, which were the predicate crimes triggering RICO
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·Ledford v. Peeples, 605 F.3d 871 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 9327, 2010 WL 1796568

law for theft by deception. See, e.g., O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3; Gentry v. State, 202 Ga.App. 465, 414 S.E.2d
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Cited as authorityGibson (2026)
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Cited as authorityGreen (2023)
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·Michael Weaver v. Madison City Bd. of Educ., 771 F.3d 748 (11th Cir. 2014).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 23 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1180, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 21293, 98 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45, 188

interests of the schools may require[.]”); Ala.Code § 16-8-23 (“The county board [of education] may suspend
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Cited as authorityPeterson (2024)
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Cited as authorityGainsburg (2024)
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·Stewart v. Baldwin Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 908 F.2d 1499 (11th Cir. 1990).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

to the allotment of public school funds.” Id. at § 16-8-3. It is clear that Alabama school boards have
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Cited as authorityK. (2022)
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Cited as authorityWeaver (2013)
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·Irma Ovalles v. United States, 905 F.3d 1231 (11th Cir. 2018).

Cited 18 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

includes any "crime of violence" as defined in § 16. 8 U.S.C. § 1227 (a)(2)(A)(iii) ; see
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·Curtis Echols v. A.G. Thomas, 33 F.3d 1277 (11th Cir. 1994).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1994 U.S. App. LEXIS 25938, 1994 WL 508257

between O.C.G.A. § 16-8-41(b) (Michie 1992) and O.C.G.A. § 17-10-l(a) (Michie 1990). Section 16-8-41(b) provides
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·Holybrice v. State, 753 So. 2d 621 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 201440

property is taken or appropriated. GA. CODE ANN. § 16-8-2 (1993). The trial court ruled this was equivalent
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·Jefferson v. Hall, 570 F.3d 1283 (11th Cir. 2009).

Cited 16 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 14129, 2009 WL 1636956

of armed robbery, in violation of Ga.Code Ann. § 16-8-41. Ex. 2 at 327. B. The Penalty Phase of Jefferson’s
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·Belcher Oil Co. v. Florida Fuels, Inc., 749 F. Supp. 1104 (S.D. Fla. 1990).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1990 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14960, 1990 WL 171214

injury requirement to equity actions under section 16. [8] Belcher attempts to distinguish Atlantic
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Cited as authorityHall (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1992)
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·Transamerica Ins. Co. v. Maze, 318 So. 2d 200 (Fla. 2d DCA 1975).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

Civil Practice Before Trial, Third Edition, Section 16.8 at page 396: "... RCP 1.280(b)(2) should not
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Cited as authoritySwilley (1985)
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Mclester v. Smith, 802 F.2d 1330 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

law for a similar crime in the first degree. Section 16-8-41(b), Ga.Code.Ann. (1984); (Coker v. Georgia
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Jones v. Garner, 164 F.3d 589 (11th Cir. 1999).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 152

16-6-1; armed robbery, see Ga.Code Ann. § 16-8-41; kidnapping for ransom, see Ga.Code
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·Winsome Elaine Vassell v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 839 F.3d 1352 (11th Cir. 2016).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 18987, 2016 WL 6134832

that Winsome Vassell’s conviction under O.C.G.A. § 16-8-2 was a “theft offense” as that term is defined
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·Support Working Animals, Inc. v. Governor of Florida (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...The plaintiffs also 12 USCA11 Case: 20-12665 Date Filed: 08/12/2021 Page: 13 of 16 argue that the Attorney General has “general superintendence and direction” over elected state attorneys, Fla. Stat. § 16.08, who can enforce § 32 and, separately, that the Attorney General is “charged with the duty to serve as the head of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,” meaning that “should criminal penalties be promulgated,” she would be in charge of enforcing § 32....
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·United States v. Dallas Cnty. Comm'n, 850 F.2d 1433 (11th Cir. 1988).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

governing elections. Under an option of Alabama Code § 16-8-1, the School Board is comprised of five members
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Cited as authorityWilson (2000)
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Cited as authorityWilson (1999)
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Ledford v. Peeples, 630 F.3d 1345 (11th Cir. 2011).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

law for theft by deception. See, e.g., O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3; Gentry v. State, 414 S.E.2d 696, 697 (Ga. Ct
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·Ledford v. Peeples, 568 F.3d 1258 (11th Cir. 2009).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 14168, 2009 WL 1425256

law for theft by deception. See, e.g., O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3; Gentry v. State, 202 Ga.App. 465, 414 S.E.2d
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Cited as authorityKrecht (2012)
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·United States v. Chavar Alec Harrison (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

whether Georgia’s robbery statute, O.C.G.A. § 16-8-40, is divisible under Mathis v. United States
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·United States v. Xavier Brooks (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Jan 24, 2024

O.C.G.A. § 16-8-41, and a 2008 conviction for robbery, O.C.G.A. § 16-8-40. Next, the PSI
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·McLester v. Smith, 802 F.2d 1330 (11th Cir. 1986).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 32364

law for a similar crime in. the first degree. Section 16-8-41(b), Ga.Code.Ann. (1984); (Coker v. Georgia
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·Robinson v. State, 680 So. 2d 481 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 3035, 1996 WL 134306

force beyond the mere effort to take the property. § 16-8-40(a), Ga.Code Ann. (1994); King v. Georgia, 214
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·Keefe Gordon v. U.S. Attorney Gen. (11th Cir. 2020).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

receipt of stolen property, in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-8-7. In 2017, the Department of Homeland Security
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Ledford v. Peeples, 630 F.3d 1345 (11th Cir. 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2011 WL 149890

law for theft by deception. See, e.g., O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3; Gentry v. State, 202 Ga.App. 465, 414 S.E.2d
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James W. Sikes v. Teleline, Inc., 393 F.3d 1354 (11th Cir. 2004).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

theft by deception under state law, Ga.Code Ann. § 16-8-3, which were the predicate crimes triggering RICO
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·United States v. Dallas Cnty. Comm'n, 791 F.2d 831 (11th Cir. 1986).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 32 Educ. L. Rep. 496, 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 25316

the United States contended that Alabama Code § 16-8-1, the statute that provides for at-large school
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·Sutton v. Escambia Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 809 F.2d 770 (11th Cir. 1987).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 37 Educ. L. Rep. 80

boundaries of the City of Brewton. Pursuant to Ala.Code § 16-8-1, county board members are elected at large by
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·Winsome Elaine Vassell v. U.S. Attorney Gen., 825 F.3d 1252 (11th Cir. 2016).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 10612, 2016 WL 3240221

“theft by taking” in violation of Georgia Code § 16-8-2. Mrs. Vassell has filed a petition for review
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Irma Ovalles v. United States (11th Cir. 2018).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

of rendering aliens removable. See 18 U.S.C. § 16; 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F); 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii)
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Irma Ovalles v. United States (11th Cir. 2018).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

of rendering aliens removable. See 18 U.S.C. § 16; 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F); 8 U.S.C. § 1227(a)(2)(A)(iii)
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Michael Weaver v. Madison City Bd. of Educ. (11th Cir. 2014).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

interests of the schools may require[.]”); Ala. Code § 16-8-23 (“The county board [of education] may suspend
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United States v. Jonas Coronado-Cura, 713 F.3d 597 (11th Cir. 2013).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2013 WL 1197784, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 6079

felony “crime of violence,” as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 16. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F). And “crime of violence”
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United States v. Jonas Coronado-Cura (11th Cir. 2013).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

“crime of violence,” as defined in 18 U.S.C. § 16. 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43)(F). And “crime of violence”
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Jones v. Garner, 164 F.3d 589 (11th Cir. 1999).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

ANN. § 16-6-1; armed robbery, see GA. CODE ANN. § 16-8-41; kidnapping for ransom, see GA. CODE ANN. §
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Michael T. Byrne v. Camran Nezhat, M.D., 261 F.3d 1075 (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341 (Mail Fraud), O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3 (Theft by Deception), and O.C.G.A. §16-5-23 (Battery)
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Michael T. Byrne v. Camran Nezhat, M.D., 261 F.3d 1075 (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 50 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1350, 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 18343

violation of 18 U.S.C. 1341 (Mail Fraud), O.C.G.A. § 16-8-3 (Theft by Deception), and O.C.G.A. § 16-5-23
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Dustin Myers v. Murry Bowman (11th Cir. 2013).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

property worth more than $500. See Ga. Code Ann. § 16–8–12(a)(1) (repealed 2012). Murry testified that

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