Legal Opinion

Rene De Santus v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 15, 2025No. 4D2023-2235Published

1Opinion of the Court

DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA FOURTH DISTRICT RENE DE SANTUS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. No. 4D2023-2235 [October 15, 2025] Appeal from the Circuit Court for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County; Barbara Duffy, Judge; L.T. Case No. 04-009093CF10A. Jason T. Forman of Law Offices of Jason T. Forman, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant. James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Richard Valuntas, Senior Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee. GROSS, J. Writing about the “undiscriminating use” of the federal postconviction writ…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. United States v. Donald TeagueCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1992
  3. Morris v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  4. Beasley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  5. Deaton v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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