ROBERT P. HINSON, APPELLANT,

v.

PALM BEACH COUNTY, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By (42 total)

• Wodford v. State (Fla. 1st DCA 2024)
  …t verdict requires more than just factual 2 or logical inconsistency.” Instead, in a “true” inconsistent verdict “an acquittal on one count negates a necessary element for conviction on another count.” Id. at 1019 (quoting Gonzalez v. State, 440 So. 2d 514, 515 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983)); see, e.g., Redondo v. State, 403 So. 2d 954, 956 (Fla. 1981) (reversing a conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony when the defendant was convicted of only simple battery as th…
• State v. Powell, 674 So. 2d 731 (Fla. 1996)
  …med the trial court and certified the above question. As a general rule, inconsistent jury verdicts are permitted in Florida. Eaton v. State, 438 So. 2d 822 (Fla.1983); Goodwin v. State, 157 Fla. 751, 26 So. 2d 898 (1946); [*733] Gonzalez v. State, 440 So. 2d 514 (Fla. 4th DCA), review dismissed, 444 So. 2d 417 (Fla.1983). Inconsistent verdicts are allowed because jury verdicts can be the result of lenity and therefore do not always speak to the guilt or innocence of the defendant. See Eaton, 438 So. 2d at 8…
• Peterson v. State, 775 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000)
  …es of law applicable to inconsistent jury verdicts, stating: As a general rule, inconsistent jury verdicts are permitted in Florida. Eaton v. State, 438 So. 2d 822 (Fla.1983); Goodwin v. State, 157 Fla. 751, 26 So. 2d 898 (1946); Gonzalez v. State, 440 So. 2d 514 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983). Inconsistent verdicts are allowed because jury verdicts can be the result of lenity and therefore do not always speak to the guilt or innocence of the defendant.... This Court has recognized only one exception to the general ru…

Authorities Cited

• Johnson v. United States, 628 F.2d 187 (D.C. Cir. 1980)