Legal Opinion

Gentile v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 18, 2012No. 4D12-382PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Per curiam

Alfio Gentile filed a petition for writ of habeas corpus in this court raising a merit-less claim which this court has repeatedly rejected. We dismiss the petition for writ of habeas corpus and impose the sanction of no longer accepting petitioner’s pro se filings.

In 1999, petitioner bludgeoned his wife with a hammer while she lay in bed, inflicting severe injuries to her head and face. The victim was in a coma for several days and required various reconstructive surgeries. A jury convicted petitioner of attempted first-degree murder with a deadly weapon, and the court sentenced him to life…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2004
  3. Washington v. RecuencoSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
  4. State v. SpencerSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  5. Galindez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Ivory Lee Robinson v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
  2. Lee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2013
  3. Jerome McClellion v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2016
  4. Casica v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  5. Hector Rivera v. Secretary, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2018

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