Legal Opinion

State v. Jones

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 12, 2010No. 2D08-5751PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CASANUEVA, Chief Judge.

The State of Florida petitions this court for a writ of certiorari quashing the trial court’s pretrial order excluding certain test results from evidence, as well as its subsequent order denying the State’s motion for rehearing. Although the trial court departed from the essential requirements of law, we dismiss the petition because the State failed to allege or prove that the error resulted in a miscarriage of justice.

Facts and Procedural History

The State charged Torry M. Jones with sexual offenses against a child victim. At some point, urinalyses were undertaken on…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  2. Combs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  3. State v. PettisSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  4. Peek v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  5. State v. SteinbrecherDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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3Cited by6 opinions

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  4. Crain v. Prison Health ServicesDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  5. STATE OF FLORIDA v. WILLIAM CRUMBLEYDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018

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