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Click to open document 07/22/2011 NOTICE-APPEAL (RETRIAL-GUILT) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 07/22/2011 ORDER-DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL DATED 07/19/2011: TRANSFERRING 3D11-1817 TO FSC
07/27/2011 No Fee - Insolvent INSOLVENT BELOW
Click to open document 07/27/2011 ORDER-HIGH PROFILE Because of significant public and media interest in this matter, counsel for the parties are directed to hereafter file an original and eight copies of all pleadings filed with this Court. Per this Court's Administrative Order In Re: Mandatory Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, AOSC04-84, dated September 13, 2004, counsel are directed to transmit a copy of all documents, including any attachments and appendices, in an electronic format as required by the provisions of that order. All electronic documents filed shall be accessible to persons with disabilities in the manner required by Section 508 of the Federal Rehabilitation Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, sections 282.601 through 282.606, Florida Statutes, and any related regulations or guidelines. FOR GENERAL FILING INFORMATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE ORDER NO. AOSC04-84, PLEASE VISIT THE CLERK'S OFFICE WEBSITE AT http://www.floridasupremecourt.org/clerk/index.shtml.
Click to open document 07/27/2011 ORDER-RECORD FILING (HEARINGS/TRIAL) TR: 12/12/2011; ROA: 01/02/2012
Click to open document 07/27/2011 ACKNOWLEDGMENT LETTER-NEW CASE Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
08/26/2011 STATUS REPORT AA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: AA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION
08/29/2011 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY FILED AS "REPORTER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" BY: RP Goldman, Naccarato, Patterson, Vela & Associates DADE
08/29/2011 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY FILED AS "REPORTER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" BY: RP Capitol Court Reporting DADE
09/07/2011 MISC. DOCKET ENTRY FILED AS "REPORTER'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT" BY: RP Apex Reporting Group BROWARD
09/30/2011 STATUS REPORT AA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: AA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION
Click to open document 10/05/2011 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (TRANSCRIPT) Graham Reporting Service, Inc. DADE BY: Graham Reporting Service, Inc. DADE
Click to open document 10/11/2011 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (TRANSCRIPT) Apex Reporting Group BROWARD BY: Apex Reporting Group BROWARD
10/26/2011 STATUS REPORT AA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: AA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION (STAT CONF SET 12/15/2011)
Click to open document 11/01/2011 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (TRANSCRIPT) The motions for extension of time filed in the above cause by Graham Reporting Service and Apex Reporting Group are hereby granted and the time for filing the transcripts with the circuit court is extended to and including November 10, 2011.
Click to open document 11/07/2011 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (TRANSCRIPT) Apex Reporting Group BROWARD BY: Apex Reporting Group BROWARD
11/28/2011 STATUS REPORT AA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: AA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION
Click to open document 11/30/2011 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (TRANSCRIPT) The motion for extension of time filed in the above cause by Apex Reporting is granted and the time for filing the transcripts with the circuit court is extended to and including December 12, 2011.
Click to open document 12/19/2011 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (TRANSCRIPT) Apex Reporting Group BROWARD BY: Apex Reporting Group BROWARD
Click to open document 12/22/2011 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (TRANSCRIPT) The motion for extension of time filed in the above cause by Apex Reporting is granted and the time for filing the transcripts with the circuit court is extended to and including January 10, 2012. (TR: 01/10/2012: ROA: 01/30/2012)
12/29/2011 STATUS REPORT AA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: AA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION
Click to open document 01/13/2012 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (TRANSCRIPT) Goldman, Naccarato, Patterson, Vela & Associates DADE BY: Goldman, Naccarato, Patterson, Vela & Associates DADE
01/27/2012 STATUS REPORT AA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: AA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION
Click to open document 02/14/2012 NOTICE-APPEAL (CROSS) Penny H. Brill 305073 BY: Penny H. Brill 305073
Click to open document 02/20/2012 MOTION-STRIKE CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 FILED AS "MOTION TO STRIKE APPELLEE'S CROSS APPEAL"
02/22/2012 RESPONSE CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068 FILED AS "RESPONSE TO MOTION TO STRIKE THE STATE'S NOTICE OF CROSS APPEAL"
Click to open document 02/28/2012 STATUS REPORT CA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: CA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION
Click to open document 03/02/2012 ORDER-STRIKE DY Appellant's Motion to Strike Appellee's Notice of Cross Appeal is hereby denied.
Click to open document 03/26/2012 ORDER-RELINQUISHMENT (MISC) Having considered the motion for extension of time filed by Goldman, Naccarato Vela & Associates, it is ordered that jurisdiction of the above case is temporarily relinquished to the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida for a period of sixty days. The Honorable Bertila Ana Soto, Administrative Judge for the Criminal Division, is hereby appointed to preside over this matter. Judge Soto shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that a complete record has been properly prepared and transmitted to this Court no later than sixty days from the date of this order. Judge Soto is directed to hold a status conference which shall be attended by the Clerk of Court, the appropriate court reporters, counsel and such other persons Judge Soto may deem necessary as soon as possible to determine what is necessary to complete the record. The time and place of the status conference shall be set by Judge Soto. The failure to timely file a record substantially affects this Court's ability to timely process its death cases and will not be tolerated. Counsel for the appellant is hereby directed to file a Status Report with this Court every thirty days as to the progress of the relinquishment proceeding.
03/26/2012 RELINQUISHMENT STARTED
Click to open document 03/27/2012 STATUS REPORT CA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: CA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 RE: ROA PREPARATION
Click to open document 04/30/2012 STATUS REPORT CA Ana Maria Cardona 162180 BY: CA Andrew Mcbride Stanton 46779 (O&1)
05/25/2012 RELINQUISHMENT ENDED
05/29/2012 RECORD/TRANSCRIPT Harvey Ruvin DADE-CR BY: Harvey Ruvin DADE-CR VOLS 1-224 (6 BOXES)
05/29/2012 EXHIBITS Harvey Ruvin DADE-CR BY: Harvey Ruvin DADE-CR COPIES ( ROA VOLS 6,15-19, 21-22, 28-29, 32-33, 57-63, 74-76)
05/29/2012 JURY VOTE 7-5 DEATH
Click to open document 06/05/2012 ORDER-DEP BRIEF SCHED (100) 100-70-40 (L:100-100-35)
Click to open document 09/05/2012 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 09/10/2012 NOTICE-DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068 PRIMARY - CAPITAL APPEAL ADDRESS
Click to open document 09/21/2012 NOTICE-DESIGNATION OF E-MAIL ADDRESSES CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 10/03/2012 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including January 2, 2013, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 12/28/2012 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 02/05/2013 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 2, 2013, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 03/28/2013 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 ADDITIONAL COPY FILED 04/01/2013
Click to open document 04/16/2013 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including June 17, 2013, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 06/17/2013 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 06/18/2013 MOTION-TOLL TIME CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 PENDING DISPOSITION OF MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME
Click to open document 07/02/2013 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 AMENDED
Click to open document 08/13/2013 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's Amended Motion for Extension of Time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including November 12, 2013, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO PETITIONER FOR THE FILING OF THE INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 11/12/2013 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 11/12/2013 MOTION-TOLL TIME CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 11/26/2013 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including December 26, 2013, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 12/26/2013 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 12/26/2013 MOTION-TOLL TIME CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 01/03/2014 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant is allowed to and including January 14, 2014, in which to serve the initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly
01/27/2014 INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 ***STRICKEN- SEE ORDER DATED 07/21/2014***
Click to open document 01/29/2014 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (BRIEF) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 02/21/2014 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (BRIEF) Appellant's Motion to Accept Initial Brief as Timely Filed is granted and appellant's initial brief was filed with this Court on January 27, 2014.
Click to open document 04/04/2014 MOTION-BRIEF AMENDMENT CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 APPELLANT'S AMENDED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMENDED BRIEF
Click to open document 04/07/2014 MOTION-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068 Filed as MOTION TO ACCEPT OVERSIZED BRIEF
04/07/2014 ANSWER/CROSS INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068 ***STRICKEN- SEE ORDER DATED 08/07/2014***
Click to open document 04/08/2014 ORDER-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT GR This cause is before the Court on Appellant's "Amended Motion for Leave to File Amended Brief," filed on April 4, 2014, and Appellee's "Motion to Accept Oversized Brief," filed on April 7, 2014, seeking leave to file a brief of 118 pages. The history of this case reveals that there have been numerous extensions of time deadlines and delays. However, the Court has determined that any possibly meritorious issues of which counsel is aware at this time should not be excluded from the initial brief. Therefore, the Court orders as follows. Appellant's "Amended Motion for Leave to File Amended Brief" is hereby granted, and the amended initial brief shall be filed no later than 30 days from the date of this order. Appellee's "Motion to Accept Oversized Brief" is also hereby granted. Appellee shall have 15 days from the filing of Appellant's amended initial brief to file an amended answer/cross initial brief. Because Appellant will be raising additional issues, Appellee shall have leave to file an amended answer/cross initial brief not to exceed 125 pages. The reply/cross answer brief shall be filed 30 days after the filing of the amended/cross initial brief and the cross reply brief shall be filed 30 days after filing of the reply/cross answer brief.
Click to open document 05/08/2014 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 APPELLANT'S MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME FOR THE FILING OF HER AMENDED BRIEF
Click to open document 05/21/2014 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time for the Filing of Amended Brief is granted and appellant is allowed to and including May 28, 2014, in which to file the amended initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE AMENDED INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 06/03/2014 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 06/03/2014 MOTION-TOLL TIME CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 06/17/2014 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (INITIAL BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant's Motion for Extension of Time for the Filing of Her Amended Brief in Light of Hall v. Florida is granted and appellant is allowed to and including July 2, 2014, in which to file the initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 07/14/2014 INITIAL AMD BRIEF-MERITS CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 07/15/2014 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (BRIEF) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 07/21/2014 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (BRIEF) Appellant's motion to accept amended initial brief as timely filed is granted and appellant's amended initial brief was filed with this Court on July 14, 2014. Appellant's initial brief filed January 27, 2014, is hereby stricken.
Click to open document 07/28/2014 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068
Click to open document 07/28/2014 MOTION-TOLL TIME CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068
Click to open document 07/29/2014 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS) Appellee/Cross-Appellant's motion for extension of time is granted and appellee/cross-appellant is allowed to and including August 8, 2014, in which to file the amended answer/cross-initial brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLEE/CROSS-APPELLANT FOR THE FILING OF THE AMENDED ANSWER/CROSS-INITIAL BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 08/07/2014 ANSWER/CROSS INITIAL AMD BRIEF-MERITS CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068
Click to open document 08/07/2014 ORDER-STRIKE Appellee/Cross-Appellant's answer/cross-initial brief filed with this Court on April 7, 2014, is hereby stricken.
Click to open document 09/08/2014 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 09/08/2014 MOTION-TOLL TIME CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 09/22/2014 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant/Cross-Appellee's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant/cross-appellee is allowed to and including October 22, 2014, in which to file the reply/cross-answer brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE FOR THE FILING OF THE REPLY/CROSS ANSWER BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 10/23/2014 MOTION-EXT OF TIME (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779 FILED AS APPELLANT'S FINAL MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME IN WHICH TO FILE REPLY/CROSS-ANSWER BRIEF
Click to open document 10/23/2014 MOTION-TOLL TIME CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 11/13/2014 ORDER-EXT OF TIME GR (REPLY BRIEF-MERITS) Appellant/Cross-Appellee's motion for extension of time is granted and appellant/cross-appellee is allowed to and including December 1, 2014, in which to file the reply/cross-answer brief on the merits. NO FURTHER EXTENSIONS OF TIME WILL BE GRANTED TO APPELLANT/CROSS-APPELLEE FOR THE FILING OF THE REPLY/CROSS ANSWER BRIEF ON THE MERITS. All other times will be extended accordingly.
Click to open document 12/29/2014 REPLY/CROSS ANSWER BRIEF-MERITS CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 12/29/2014 MOTION-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED (BRIEF) CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 12/29/2014 MOTION-BRIEF PAGE ENLARGEMENT CA Ana Maria Cardona BY: CA Andrew Stanton 46779
Click to open document 01/20/2015 CROSS REPLY BRIEF-MERITS CE State Of Florida state1 BY: CE Sandra Sue Jaggard 12068
Click to open document 01/22/2015 ORDER-ACCEPTANCE AS TIMELY FILED GR (BRIEF) Appellant/Cross-Appellee's Motion to Accept the Reply/Cross-Answer Brief as Timely Filed and Motion to Accept Over-Length Reply/Cross-Answer Brief are hereby granted and appellant/cross-appellee's 42 page brief was filed this Court on December 29, 2014.
Click to open document 01/22/2015 ORDER-PSI (RETRIAL) 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 retrial of the above appellant Ana Maria Cardona (d/o/b 11/26/1961) on June 10, 2011. The presentence investigation will be transmitted to this Court in a "sealed" envelope to ensure its confidentiality.
Click to open document 01/27/2015 ORDER-OA SCHED The above case is hereby scheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 7, 2015. 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.
02/02/2015 ORAL ARGUMENT CALENDAR
Click to open document 02/02/2015 ORDER-ORAL ARGUMENT RESCHEDULE At the direction of the Court, the above case which was scheduled for oral argument on April 7, 2015, has been rescheduled for oral argument at 9:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 3, 2015. 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.
02/17/2015 PRESENTENCE INVESTIGATION Harvey Ruvin DADE-CR BY: Harvey Ruvin DADE-CR CC: COUNSEL
06/03/2015 ORAL ARGUMENT HELD
Click to open document 02/18/2016 DISP-REMAND FOR TRIAL Based upon the prosecutor's improper comments that permeated the State's closing argument, which repeatedly invoked "justice for Lazaro" and appealed to the passions of the jury, the "over zealousness in prosecuting the State's cause actually worked against justice, rather than for it." Gore, 719 So. 2d at 1203. Accordingly, we are compelled to vacate Cardona's convictions and death sentence and remand for a new trial. It is so ordered.
Click to open document 03/10/2016 MANDATE
Click to open document 03/10/2016 PUBLISH FULL Supreme Court Of Florida BY: Supreme Court Of Florida
03/17/2016 ARCHIVES