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Click to open document 07/30/2018 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEAL (3.851 INITIAL) AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Sonya Rudenstine 711950
Click to open document 07/30/2018 Death Penalty COPY OF THE LOWER TRIBUNAL ORDER/ACTION BEING APPEALED Order on Defendant's Motions for Postconviction Relief Filed Pursuant to Rule 3.851
07/31/2018 Death Penalty No Fee Required 3.851 Proceeding
Click to open document 07/31/2018 Death Penalty ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
Click to open document 07/31/2018 Death Penalty ORDER-RECORD FILING (HEARINGS/TRIAL) TR: 10/18/2018; ROA: 11/07/2018
Click to open document 08/29/2018 Death Penalty STATUS REPORT AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Sonya Rudenstine 711950
Click to open document 08/30/2018 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEARANCE AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jennifer Ann Donahue 50639
Click to open document 10/03/2018 Death Penalty STATUS REPORT AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719
10/18/2018 Death Penalty RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Ronnie Fussell BY: Ronnie Fussell See unredacted copy filed 10/30/2018.
10/24/2018 Death Penalty EXHIBITS Ronnie Fussell BY: Ronnie Fussell Copies of Defendant's Exhibits #202 and #218 & Court Composite Exhibits #86, #89, #90, and #104 (3 CDs Placed w/ File)
10/30/2018 Death Penalty RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Ronnie Fussell BY: Ronnie Fussell Unredacted (Large Electronic File Placed in T: Drive)
Click to open document 11/01/2018 Death Penalty 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 February 7, 2019; 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 01/31/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Sonya Rudenstine 711950 Motion to Supplement the Record and/or for Extension of Time to File Initial Brief
Click to open document 01/31/2019 Death Penalty APPENDIX-MOTION AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Sonya Rudenstine 711950 Appendix to Motion to Supplement the Record and/or for Extension of Time to File Initial Brief
Click to open document 01/31/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Sonya Rudenstine 711950 Appellant's Request to Toll Time
Click to open document 02/01/2019 Death Penalty RESPONSE AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jennifer Ann Donahue 50639 Response to Motion to Supplement the Record and/or for Extension of Time to File Initial Brief
Click to open document 02/13/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION GR (CIRC CT) The motion to supplement the record and for extension of time to file initial brief (copy attached) is granted. The trial court clerk is directed to immediately supplement the record with the photographs taken of Exhibits 86, 89, and 90 pursuant to the trial court's order. The original Exhibit 104 shall be transported to this Court. The initial brief shall be filed no later than February 21, 2019.
Click to open document 02/18/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Courtney R. Brewer 890901 Appellant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Initial Brief
Click to open document 02/18/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Courtney R. Brewer 890901 Appellant's Request to Toll Time
Click to open document 02/19/2019 Death Penalty NOTICE Ronnie Fussell BY: Ronnie Fussell This is to certify that: In regard to the Supreme Court Order dated February 13, 2019, the Clerk of Court, Duval County, has previously provided photographs of State's Exhibits 86, 89 and 90 included in the Index and Record on Appeal that was filed with the Florida Supreme Court on October 18, 2018. Per communication with the Supreme Court Clerk's Office, no additional photos are needed. Per the Supreme Court Order, Evidence Exhibit 104 will be transported to the Court.
Click to open document 02/20/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant is allowed to and including March 25, 2019, in which to file the initial brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied. All other times will be extended accordingly.
02/20/2019 Death Penalty EXHIBITS Ronnie Fussell BY: Ronnie Fussell Composite Exhibit #104
Click to open document 03/14/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Courtney R. Brewer 890901 Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Initial Brief
Click to open document 03/14/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Courtney R. Brewer 890901 Appellant's Request to Toll Time
Click to open document 03/18/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant is allowed to and including April 15, 2019, in which to file the initial brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 04/15/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Motion for One Final Extension of Time to Serve Initial Brief
Click to open document 04/15/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Request to Toll Time
Click to open document 04/16/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted, and appellant is allowed to and including April 29, 2019, in which to file the initial brief on the merits. No further extensions of time for filing the initial brief on the merits will be granted. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 04/23/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-AMICUS CURIAE MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: MA Raoul G. Cantero 552356 Unopposed Motion of the Innocence Project & the Innocence Project of Florida for Leave to File Amicus Brief in Support of Appellant
Click to open document 04/23/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF) MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: MA Raoul G. Cantero 552356 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Amicus Brief
Click to open document 04/23/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: MA Raoul G. Cantero 552356 Request to Toll Time
Click to open document 04/25/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-AMICUS CURIAE GR The motion for leave to file a brief as amicus curiae filed by the Innocence Project and the Innocence Project of Florida is hereby granted, and they are allowed to file a brief only in support of Appellant.
Click to open document 04/25/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (AMICUS CURIAE) The motion for extension of time filed in the above case by the Innocence Project and the Innocence Project of Florida is granted, and said amicus curiae is allowed to and including May 29, 2019, in which to file their brief. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied.
Click to open document 04/29/2019 Death Penalty INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Initial Brief of Appellant Jason Simpson (Stricken per 5/10/2019 Order)
Click to open document 04/29/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Accept Initial Brief in Excess of Page Limitations
Click to open document 04/30/2019 Death Penalty APPENDIX-MERIT BRIEF AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appendix to Initial Brief of Appellant Jason Simpson
Click to open document 05/01/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT GR Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Accept Initial Brief in Excess of Page Limitations is hereby granted, and the initial brief on the merits was filed with this Court on April 29, 2019.
Click to open document 05/08/2019 Death Penalty INITIAL AMD BRIEF-MERITS AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Courtney R. Brewer 890901 Corrected Initial Brief of Appellant Jason Simpson
Click to open document 05/08/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Courtney R. Brewer 890901 Appellants' Unopposed Motion to Accept Corrected Initial Brief
Click to open document 05/10/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-BRIEF AMENDMENT GR Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Accept Corrected Initial Brief is granted, and said brief was filed with this Court on May 8, 2019. Appellant's initial brief filed with this Court on April 29, 2019, is hereby stricken.
Click to open document 05/13/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Address Record Issues
Click to open document 05/23/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: MA Ariel Oseasohn Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510
Click to open document 05/23/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: WD Karen Lisa Eisenstadt Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510
Click to open document 05/23/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-COUNS PRO HAC VICE (FOREIGN COUNSEL) MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: WD Tiffany Tejeda-Rodriguez Verified Motion for Admission to Appear Pro Hac Vice Pursuant to Florida Rule of Judicial Administration 2.510
05/23/2019 Death Penalty FEE PAID-PRO HAC VICE MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: MA Ariel Oseasohn Via Portal
05/23/2019 Death Penalty FEE PAID-PRO HAC VICE MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: WD Karen Lisa Eisenstadt Via Portal
05/23/2019 Death Penalty FEE PAID-PRO HAC VICE MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: WD Tiffany Tejeda-Rodriguez Via Portal
Click to open document 05/24/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL) The motion to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Ariel Oseasohn, on behalf of the Innocence Project and the Innocence Project of Florida, is hereby granted and counsel's payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), was received by this Court on May 23, 2019.
Click to open document 05/24/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL) The motion to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Karen Lisa Eisenstadt, on behalf of the Innocence Project and the Innocence Project of Florida, is hereby granted and counsel's payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), was received by this Court on May 23, 2019.
Click to open document 05/24/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-COUNSEL PRO HAC VICE GR (FOREIGN COUNSEL) The motion to appear pro hac vice filed in the above cause by Tiffany Tejeda-Rodriguez, on behalf of the Innocence Project and the Innocence Project of Florida, is hereby granted and counsel's payment of the $100.00 fee required by section 25.241(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), was received by this Court on May 23, 2019.
Click to open document 05/29/2019 Death Penalty AMICUS CURIAE INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: MA Raoul G. Cantero 552356 Amicus Curiae Brief of the Innocence Project & the Innocence Project of Florida on Behalf of Jason Andrew Simpson
Click to open document 05/30/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-RECORD SUPPLEMENTATION GR (CIRC CT) Appellant's Unopposed Motion to Address Record Issues (copy attached) is hereby granted. The trial court clerk is hereby directed to transmit to this Court (a) the original record from the direct appeal in these capital proceedings (Case No. SC07-798) to include State Trial Exhibits 1-4 and 35 and Defense Trial Exhibits 1-15 but to exclude other exhibits that had been retained by the lower tribunal during the direct appeal and (b) the originals of Defense Exhibits 203, 204, 205, and J-8 from the evidentiary hearing below. The Clerk of this Court shall provide to counsel for the parties any photographs of the contents of State Trial Exhibit 104(A)-(G) and accompanying documents previously transmitted by the trial court clerk.
06/19/2019 Death Penalty EXHIBITS Ronnie Fussell BY: Ronnie Fussell 1 Oversized Box (A) & 1 Letter Sized Bankers Box (B)
Click to open document 06/26/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jennifer Ann Donahue 50639 Appellee's Unopposed Extension of Time to File Answer Brief
Click to open document 07/01/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) Appellee's motion for extension of time is granted, and appellee is allowed to and including September 6, 2019, in which to file the answer brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 09/06/2019 Death Penalty ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jennifer Ann Donahue 50639 Answer Brief of Appellee
Click to open document 10/16/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Click to open document 10/16/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Request to Toll Time
Click to open document 10/21/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including November 18, 2019, in which to serve the reply brief on the merits. Multiple extensions of time for the same filing are discouraged. Absent extenuating circumstances, subsequent requests may be denied.
Click to open document 11/15/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Unopposed Motion for Four-Day Extension of Time to Serve Reply Brief
Click to open document 11/15/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-TOLL TIME AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Request to Toll Time
Click to open document 11/22/2019 Death Penalty REPLY BRIEF-MERITS AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Reply Brief of Appellant Jason Simpson
Click to open document 11/22/2019 Death Penalty MOTION-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Motion to Accept Reply Brief in Excess of Page Limitations
Click to open document 11/22/2019 Death Penalty REQUEST-ORAL ARGUMENT AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA John S. Mills 107719 Appellant's Request for Expanded Oral Argument
Click to open document 11/27/2019 Death Penalty ORDER-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT GR Appellant's Motion to Accept Reply Brief in Excess of Page Limitations and Motion for Extension of Time filed with this Court on November 15, 2019, are hereby granted and said brief consisting of 94 pages was filed with this Court on November 22, 2019.
Click to open document 01/07/2020 Death Penalty ORDER-OA SCHED The above cases are hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2020. The appellant's request to expanded oral argument is still under consideration by the Court. NO CONTINUANCES WILL BE GRANTED EXCEPT UPON A SHOWING OF EXTREME HARDSHIP. **Amended January 8, 2020, to indicate the motion to expand oral argument is still under consideration by the Court.
Click to open document 02/24/2020 Death Penalty NOTICE-COUNS SUBSTITUTION AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Michael T. Kennett 177008 Notice of Appearance and Substitution of Counsel
Click to open document 04/20/2020 Death Penalty ORDER-OTHER SUBSTANTIVE GR Appellant's Request for Expanded Oral Argument is hereby granted in part. A maximum of thirty-five minutes to each side is allowed for the argument, but counsel is expected to use only so much of that time as is necessary.
06/03/2020 Death Penalty ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 09/08/2020 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEARANCE AA Jason Andrew Simpson 301898 BY: AA Bailey Howard 1002258 Notice of Appearance and Designation of Email Addresses
Click to open document 11/10/2020 Death Penalty MOTION-COUNS WITHDRAWAL MA Innocence Project Of Florida, Inc. BY: WD Karen Lisa Eisenstadt Motion to Withdraw as Counsel
Click to open document 11/17/2020 Death Penalty ORDER-COUNS WITHDRAWAL GR The motion to withdraw as attorney of record for Amici Curiae Innocence Project and Innocence Project of Florida is granted and Karen Eisenstadt, Adriana Foreman and Tiffany Tejeda-Rodriguez are hereby allowed to withdraw as co-counsel for Innocence Project and Innocence Project of Florida.
Click to open document 02/05/2021 Death Penalty LOWER TRIBUNAL DOCUMENTS Defendant's Motion for Interim Attorney's Fees
Click to open document 01/13/2022 Death Penalty DISP-REMAND FOR TRIAL FSC-OPINION: Because we conclude that the Brady violation undermines confidence in the outcome of the trial, we reverse the denial of postconviction relief as to the guilt phase, vacate Simpson's convictions for first-degree murder, and remand to the trial court for a new trial. In light of the vacation of the convictions and remand for a new trial, Simpson's petition for a writ of habeas corpus, raising claims of ineffective assistance of appellate counsel, is dismissed as moot. It is so ordered.
Click to open document 01/24/2022 Death Penalty NOTICE-APPEARANCE AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jason W. Rodriguez 125285 Notice of Appearance of Substitute Counsel
Click to open document 01/25/2022 Death Penalty MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REHEARING/REINSTATEMENT) AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jason W. Rodriguez 125285 Unopposed Motion to Extend Rehearing Deadline
Click to open document 01/26/2022 Death Penalty ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REHEARING/REINSTATEMENT) Appellee/Respondent's motion for extension of time is granted and Appellee/Respondent is allowed to and including February 7, 2022, in which to file a motion for rehearing.
Click to open document 02/04/2022 Death Penalty NOTICE AE State Of Florida state1 BY: AE Jason W. Rodriguez 125285 Notice the State Will Not Seek Rehearing
Click to open document 02/07/2022 Death Penalty MANDATE
Click to open document 02/07/2022 Death Penalty ORDER-NOTICE OF DELAY Article I, section 16(b)(10)b. of the Florida Constitution provides that all state-level appeals and collateral attacks on any judgment must be complete within two years of the date of appeal in non-capital cases and five years from the date of appeal in capital cases unless a court enters an order with specific findings as to why the court was unable to comply and the circumstances causing the delay. Pursuant to the administrative procedures and definitions set forth in Supreme Court of Florida Administrative Order No. AOSC19-76, this case was not completed within the time frame required by Article I, section 16(b)(10)b. because the time frame had already expired by the time this case was filed.
Click to open document 02/11/2022 Death Penalty PUBLISH FULL
03/03/2022 Death Penalty EXHIBITS RETURNED All physical exhibits returned to Duval County