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Click to open document 01/14/2020 NOTICE-APPEAL (INITIAL) AA Christian Cruz BY: TA Clyde Montgomery Taylor, Iii 454140
Click to open document 01/15/2020 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida FSC BY: Supreme Court Of Florida FSC
Click to open document 01/15/2020 ORDER-RECORD FILING (HEARINGS/TRIAL) TR: 4/3/2020; ROA: 4/27/2020
Click to open document 01/15/2020 COPY OF THE LOWER TRIBUNAL ORDER/ACTION BEING APPEALED Sentencing Order
Click to open document 01/15/2020 ORDER-FILING FEE DUE The jurisdiction of this Court was invoked by the filing of a Notice of Appeal in the lower tribunal; however, said notice was not accompanied by the $300.00 filing fee or an order of insolvency from the lower court as required by Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.110(b) and 9.120(b). The filing fee is due and payable at the time of filing the notice. Appellant is allowed to and including February 14, 2020, in which to submit the filing fee, or an order of insolvency, or a proper motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis that complies with sections 57.081 and 57.082, Florida Statutes (2013). Failure to submit the filing fee or one of the above referenced documents to this Court could result in the imposition of sanctions, including dismissal of the notice. Please understand that once this case is dismissed, it is not subject to reinstatement.
Click to open document 01/16/2020 NOTICE-APPEARANCE AE State Of Florida STATE1 BY: AE Patrick Albert Bobek 112839
Click to open document 01/21/2020 COPY OF LOWER TRIBUNAL INDIGENCE CERTIFICATE(S)/ORDER(S) Order Determining Indigency for Appeal Purposes
Click to open document 01/21/2020 DESIGNATION-COURT REPORTER (COPY) Volusia Court Reporters volusia BY: Volusia Court Reporters volusia
01/22/2020 No Fee - Insolvent
Click to open document 01/27/2020 MOTION-COUNS WITHDRAWAL BASED ON CONFLICT AA Christian Cruz BY: WD Nancy Ryan 765910 Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and Motion to Relinquish For Purposes of Appointment of Conflict-Free Counsel
Click to open document 01/28/2020 ORDER-COUNS WITHDRAWAL BASED ON CONFLICT GR The Motion to Withdraw as Counsel and Motion to Relinquish for Purposes of Appointment of Conflict-Free Counsel filed in the above cause by Office of the Public Defender, Seventh Circuit, are granted. We therefore temporarily relinquish jurisdiction of the above case to the circuit court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Volusia County, Florida, and direct that the circuit court, within sixty days from the date of this order, appoint conflict-free counsel to represent appellant in this Court. The circuit court shall immediately notify this Court upon appointment of new counsel. Within ten days of the circuit court order appointing counsel, appellant's appointed counsel shall file a notice of appearance with this Court. **Corrected February 18, 2020, to reflect sixty-day relinquishment period instead of thirty days.**
01/28/2020 RELINQUISHMENT STARTED
02/21/2020 RELINQUISHMENT ENDED
Click to open document 02/24/2020 COPY OF LOWER TRIBUNAL ORDER(S) APPOINTING COUNSEL Order Allowing Public Defender to Withdraw and Appointing Regional Conflict Counsel
Click to open document 02/26/2020 MOTION-COUNS WITHDRAWAL BASED ON CONFLICT AA Christian Cruz BY: WD Lori Dolan Loftis 51026
Click to open document 02/27/2020 ORDER-COUNS WITHDRAWAL BASED ON CONFLICT GR The motion to withdraw filed in the above cause by the Office of Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel is granted. We therefore temporarily relinquish jurisdiction of the above case to the circuit court of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Volusia County, Florida, and direct that the circuit court, within thirty days from the date of this order appoint conflict-free counsel to represent appellant in this Court. The circuit court shall immediately notify this Court upon appointment of new counsel. Within ten days of the circuit court order appointing counsel, appellant's appointed counsel shall file a notice of appearance with this Court.
02/27/2020 RELINQUISHMENT STARTED
Click to open document 03/03/2020 COPY OF LOWER TRIBUNAL ORDER(S) APPOINTING COUNSEL Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA BY: Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA Order Appointing Conflict Free Counsel
03/03/2020 RELINQUISHMENT ENDED
Click to open document 03/06/2020 NOTICE-APPEARANCE AA Christian Cruz BY: AA Jose Rafael Rodriguez 302007
Click to open document 03/20/2020 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (TRANSCRIPT) Volusia Court Reporters volusia BY: Volusia Court Reporters volusia Filed as "Court Reporter's Acknowledgement"
Click to open document 03/24/2020 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (TRANSCRIPT) The motion for extension of time filed in the above cause by Volusia Reporting Company is granted and the time for filing the transcript with the circuit court is extended to and including April 23, 2020. All other times will be extended accordingly. TR: 4/23/2020; ROA: 5/13/2020
Click to open document 04/29/2020 NOTICE-DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES AA Christian Cruz BY: AA Jose Rafael Rodriguez 302007
Click to open document 04/30/2020 DESIGNATION-COURT REPORTER (COPY) Volusia Court Reporters volusia BY: Volusia Court Reporters volusia Court Reporter's Acknowledgment
Click to open document 05/14/2020 TRANSCRIPT Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA BY: Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA Transcript of Jury Trial - Guilt Phase (Filed Electronically)
05/14/2020 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA BY: Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA Large File - Placed on T: Drive
Click to open document 05/15/2020 STATUS REPORT Raul Antonio Zambrano 884332 BY: Raul Antonio Zambrano 884332
Click to open document 05/18/2020 ORDER-DEP BRIEF SCHED (100) The record having been received by the Court, the briefs in the above styled case are to be filed as follows: Appellant's brief is to be filed on or before August 24, 2020; appellee's brief shall be filed seventy days after filing of appellant's brief; and appellant's reply brief shall be filed forty days after filing of appellee's brief. As the time for filing the briefs has already been extended, further motions for extension of time will be granted only due to a medical emergency.
Click to open document 05/19/2020 EXHIBITS Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA BY: Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA 1 Envelope Exhibit CD's
Click to open document 08/12/2020 MOTION-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION AA Christian Cruz BY: AA Jose Rafael Rodriguez 302007 Unopposed Motion to Supplement the Record
Click to open document 08/13/2020 ORDER-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION GR (CIRC CT) Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Supplement the Record is granted. The trial court clerk is directed, on or before August 28, 2020, to supplement the record with the items listed in the attached motion and provide copies to counsel for the parties.
Click to open document 08/13/2020 SUPP RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA BY: Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA Supplemental Record on Appeal (Filed Electronically)
Click to open document 08/19/2020 MOTION-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION AA Christian Cruz BY: AA Jose Rafael Rodriguez 302007 Unopposed Motion to Supplement the Record
Click to open document 08/20/2020 ORDER-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION GR (CIRC CT) Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Supplement the Record is granted. The trial court clerk is directed, on or before September 4, 2020, to supplement the record with the items listed in the attached motion and provide copies to counsel for the parties.
Click to open document 08/24/2020 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AA Christian Cruz BY: AA Jose Rafael Rodriguez 302007 Initial Brief of Appellant
Click to open document 08/25/2020 SUPP RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA BY: Laura E. Roth VOLUSIA 2nd Supplemental Record (Filed Electronically)
Click to open document 08/25/2020 NOTICE-SCRIVENER'S ERROR AA Christian Cruz BY: AA Jose Rafael Rodriguez 302007 *Placed with file*.
Click to open document 11/02/2020 ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE State Of Florida STATE1 BY: AE Doris Meacham 63265
Click to open document 11/03/2020 ORDER-PSI It is hereby ordered that the Florida Department of Corrections transmit to the Clerk of the Supreme Court of Florida forthwith the presentence investigation, if any, done on the sentencing of the above appellant on December 18, 2019. The presentence investigation shall include a cover page that includes the defendant's name and SEALED PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION in 48 point bold font. It is preferable to transmit the presentence investigation via the statewide portal. If mailed, the presentence investigation shall be sealed in an interior envelope with the defendant's name and SEALED PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION in 14 point bold font printed on the front of the interior envelope.
Click to open document 11/03/2020 LETTER-DOC RE: NO PSI Maria S. Dinkins 97958 BY: Maria S. Dinkins 97958
Click to open document 12/09/2020 REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AA Christian Cruz BY: AA Jose Rafael Rodriguez 302007 Reply Brief of Appellant
Click to open document 12/21/2020 ORDER-OA SCHED The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., March 4, 2021. A maximum of thirty minutes to the side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP.
03/04/2021 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 03/09/2021 NOTICE-SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY AE State Of Florida STATE1 BY: AE Patrick Albert Bobek 112839 Notice of Supplemental Authority: Clemons v. Mississippi, 494 U.S. 738 (1990); State v. White, 470 So.2d 1377 (Fla. 1985); James v. State, 453 So.2d 786 (Fla. 1984) *See attachments*
Click to open document 03/09/2021 NOTICE-APPENDIX/ATTACHMENT TO NOTICE AE State Of Florida STATE1 BY: AE Patrick Albert Bobek 112839 Attachment to Notice of Supplemental Authority: Clemons v. Mississippi, 494 U.S. 738 (1990)
Click to open document 03/09/2021 NOTICE-APPENDIX/ATTACHMENT TO NOTICE AE State Of Florida STATE1 BY: AE Patrick Albert Bobek 112839 Attachment to Notice of Supplemental Authority: State v. White, 470 So.2d 1377 (Fla. 1985)
Click to open document 03/09/2021 NOTICE-APPENDIX/ATTACHMENT TO NOTICE AE State Of Florida STATE1 BY: AE Patrick Albert Bobek 112839 Attachment to Notice of Supplemental Authority: James v. State, 453 So.2d 786 (Fla. 1984)
Click to open document 07/01/2021 DISP-AFFIRMED/REMANDED FSC-OPINION: We affirm Cruz's convictions but reverse and remand for the limited purpose of requiring the trial court to perform a new sentencing evaluation and provide a new sentencing order. It is so ordered.
Click to open document 07/16/2021 PUBLISH FULL
Click to open document 07/22/2021 MANDATE
Click to open document 07/22/2021 ORDER-COUNS APPOINTMENT (POST-CONVICTION) Pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.851(b), the Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-Middle Region is hereby appointed to handle postconviction proceedings for appellant. The Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-Middle Region shall, within thirty days from this date of this order, file a notice of appearance in the trial court or a motion to withdraw based on a conflict of interest or some other legal ground. A copy of the notice of appearance or motion to withdraw shall be served on the Florida Supreme Court. In accordance with this Court's opinion issued in Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.851, 3.852, and 3.991 and Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.215, 802 So. 2d 298 (Fla. 2001), the chief judge shall forthwith assign this case to a judge qualified to handle capital cases. A copy of the assignment order shall be served on the Florida Supreme Court. *07/27/2021: Vacated*
Click to open document 07/26/2021 MOTION-STRIKE James L. Driscoll 78840 BY: James L. Driscoll 78840 Motion to Strike Appointment of the Law Office of the Capital Collateral Regional Counsel - Middle
Click to open document 07/27/2021 ORDER-STRIKE GR Capital Collateral Regional Counsel-Middle Region's unopposed motion requesting this Court vacate its July 22, 2021, order appointing it to handle postconviction proceedings for appellant is granted. The July 22, 2021, order of appointment is hereby vacated.