GEORGE W. TRICE, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By (19 total)

• State v. Sigler, 967 So. 2d 835 (Fla. 2007)
  …utes are pure questions of law subject to the de novo standard of review. See City of Miami v. McGrath, 824 So. 2d 143 (Fla.2002); Dep’t of State v. Martin, 885 So. 2d 453, 456 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004) (citing Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. v. Delco Oil, Inc., 721 So. 2d 376, 377 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998)), aff'd, 916 So. 2d 763 (Fla.2005). We apply this standard in interpreting section 924.34. Section 924.34, Florida Statutes,2 entitled “When evidence sustains only conviction of lesser offense,” provides: When the appellat…
• Fla. Dep't OF Revenue v. NEW SEA Escape Cruises, Ltd., 894 So. 2d 954 (Fla. 2005)
  …, 861 So. 2d 447 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). ANALYSIS The instant case involves the interpretation of Florida’s sales and use tax statute and is thus a legal matter subject to a de novo standard of review. See Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. v. Delco Oil, Inc., 721 So. 2d 376, 378 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998). Our deliberations regarding the scope, meaning, and application of Florida law are guided by certain time-tested principles. As this Court has consistently determined, “Legislative intent is the polestar by which a court mu…
• McBRIDE v. Pratt & Whitney & Ace USA, 909 So. 2d 386 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005)
  …tcome of this appeal turns on our interpretation of the applicable statute of limitations, found in section 440.19, Florida Statutes (Supp.1994). Accordingly, our standard of review is de novo. See, e.g., Racetrac Petroleum, Inc. v. Delco Oil, Inc., 721 So. 2d 376, 377 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998) (“judicial interpretation of Florida statutes is a purely legal matter and therefore subject to de novo review”). To the extent pertinent, section 440.19, Florida Statutes (Supp.1994), reads: (1)Except to the extent provid…

Authorities Cited

• Isley v. State, 652 So. 2d 409 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995)