TIMOTHY BLACK, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

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• Liner v. Workers Temp. Staffing, Inc., 990 So. 2d 473 (Fla. 2008)
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Authorities Cited

• Denhart v. Dugger, 567 So. 2d 1041 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990)