The Florida Supreme Court issued two opinions from May 15-21. As of May 21, the court issued 38 opinions in 2023 — 13 fewer than this point a year ago. Both of the opinions are below: Orme v. State, where the court “affirmed the sentence of death imposed at Defendant’s second resentencing for first-degree murder,…
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued eight opinions from May 15-21. The Texas Supreme Court issued seven opinions from May 15-21. Both courts are the state’s courts of last resort. As of May 21, the court of criminal appeals issued 138 opinions in 2023 — 25 more than this point a year ago. The…
State supreme courts issued 110 opinions between May 8-14. The North Dakota Supreme Court led the field with 12 opinions issued, closely followed by Pennsylvania with 11 and Arkansas with eight. Last week’s 110 opinions account for 4% of the year-to-date total of 2,474. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia still sits at…
The New Jersey Supreme Court issued one opinion from May 8-14. As of May 14, the court issued 20 opinions — three fewer than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: New Jersey v. Bullock, where the court “suppressed all of defendant’s statements, finding that he was in custody in the courtyard and…
The Texas Supreme Court issued six opinions from May 8-14. As of May 14, the court issued 57 opinions — nine fewer than this point a year ago. Three of six opinions are below: In re Kappmeyer (Opinion), where the court “conditionally granted relief in this mandamus proceeding arising out of a dispute between Property…
The Florida Supreme Court issued two opinions from May 8-14. As of May 14, the court issued 36 opinions in 2023 — 11 fewer than this point a year ago. The two opinions are below: The Florida Bar v. Stephen Matthew Bander, where the court approved “the referee’s report in its entirety and [disbarred] Bander…
The Iowa Supreme Court issued four opinions from May 8-14. As of May 14, the court issued 54 opinions in 2023 — four fewer than this point a year ago. Three of four opinions are below: Barnes v. CDM Rentals, LLC, where the court “affirmed the summary judgment of the district court concluding that a…
The Wisconsin Supreme Court issued one opinion from May 8-14. As of May 14, the court issued 31 opinions in 2023 — eight more than this point a year ago. The opinion is below: State v. Daimon Von Jackson, Jr., where the court dismissed a case as improvidently granted. From May 8-14, state supreme courts…
Daniel McCaffery defeated Deborah Kunselman in the Democratic primary for one seat on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on May 16. McCaffery will face Carolyn Tornetta Carluccio—who won the Republican primary—in the general election on Nov. 7. McCaffery was elected to the Pennsylvania Superior Court in 2019. He is an Army veteran and worked as an…
The Colorado Supreme Court issued one opinion from May 1-7. As of May 7, the court issued 21 opinions in 2023 — the same number of opinions as this point a year ago. The one opinion is below: Front Range Feedlots v. Rein et al., where the court “concluded: (1) under the plain language of…