Law Updates for October 29, 2010

R.O., 35 FLW 2320, 3rd DCA, Possession of Cocaine - Trial judge departed from neutral arbiter and became advocate for prosecution when he questioned juvenile regarding his possession of cocaine after defense counsel completed his direct examination of juvenile without questioning juvenile regarding cocaine possession. Remand for new trial before a different judge

Fudge, 35 FLW 2322, 3rd DCA, Vindictiveness - Where state made the plea offer to dispose of all 3 cases with a sentence of twenty five years with mandatory ten on the condition the def would not appeal his conviction in a jury verdict case, and trial court sentenced him to life after def refused to give up right to appeal in jury verdict case. Sentence was vindictive.


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