TRAVIS PEACOCK, PETITIONER,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Citator

Cited By

• Brenton McNeil v. State, 215 So. 3d 55 (Fla. 2017)
  …10, are clear and unambiguous. As a result of this ambiguity and in accordance with the longstanding rule that costs are imposed per case, I agree with Judge Sawaya that “costs under these three statutes should be imposed per case.” McNeil v. State, 162 So. 3d 274, 277 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) (Sawaya, J., dissenting). While it is not determinative, I note that the trial judge himself, then-judge Lambert (now of the Fifth District Court of Appeal) also determined that the statutes are “poorly worded” and ambiguous…

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• R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Sheffield, 266 So. 3d 1230 (Fla. 5th DCA 2019)
• Nat'l Council ON Comp. Ins. v. FEE, 219 So. 3d 172 (Fla. 1st DCA 2017)
  …slature drafted the statute in the past tense, and it is presumed that the legislature understood this language would limit any rating organization’s obligation to turn over rate information to rates that were already in effect. See State v. McNeil, 162 So. 3d 274, 279 (Fla. 5th DCA 2015) (holding that the legislature is presumed to understand the rules of grammar when enacting a statute). Moreover, all portions of a statute must be read together to achieve a consistent whole. Borden v. East-European Ins. Co…

Authorities Cited

• Baker v. State, 878 So. 2d 1236 (Fla. 2004)