DEON DENNIS, PETITIONER,

v.

THE HONORABLE LEONARD RIVKIND, THE HONORABLE HENRY FERRO, RESPONDENTS

Citator

Cited By

• Dennis v. State, 685 So. 2d 1373 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996)
  …ings in his case. Dennis v. Brummer, 479 So. 2d 857 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985). In the other case, this court granted another petition for writ of mandamus and ordered the trial judge to rule on a 3.800 motion to correct illegal sentence. Dennis v. Rivkind, 633 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). It is clear, however, that Dennis has not obtained relief on the merits of his various claims in any of his twenty-two filings in this court. This latest appeal involves the trial court’s denial of a petition for a writ of habea…
• G.S. v. T.B., 985 So. 2d 978 (Fla. 2008)
  …best interests of the child— the object of the proceeding.”). In reviewing a trial court’s finding as to whether an adoption serves the best interests of the child, an appellate court is governed by the abuse-of-discretion standard. See In re K.C., 633 So. 2d 104, 104 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994) (applying the abuse-of-discretion standard in determining whether parental rights should be terminated for subsequent adoption); In re L.N.S., 546 So. 2d 808, 808 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989) (holding that the trial court did not abus…
• Mims v. State, 656 So. 2d 577 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)
  …the record which refuted the claim, or to hold an evidentiary hearing. See Wilson v. State, 647 So. 2d 185 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994); Merritt v. State, 642 So. 2d 845 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994); Kersey v. State, 636 So. 2d 789 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994); Dukes v. State, 633 So. 2d 104 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994); Gill v. State, 632 So. 2d 660 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994); Williams v. State, 601 So. 2d 596 (Fla. 1st DCA 1992). Herein, the trial court attached a copy of Mims’ criminal record as conclusive refutation of the asserted claim for relief.…

Authorities Cited

• Kramp v. Osee R. Fagan, 568 So. 2d 479 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)
• Alphonso McBRIDE v. State, 443 So. 2d 416 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984)