MARSH

v.

SKINNER, SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION, ET AL.

Citator

Cited By

• Downs v. State, 740 So. 2d 506 (Fla. 1999)
  …ry’s recommendation, finding three aggravating factors2 and ruling that the mitigating factors did not offset or overcome the evidence in aggravation. This Court affirmed Downs’ sentence. See Dozens v. State, 572 So. 2d 895 (Fla.1990), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 829, 112 S.Ct. 101, 116 L.Ed.2d 72 (1991). On November 30, 1992, Downs filed a second 3.850 motion, raising sixteen issues, including claims for noncompliance with a public records request, withholding of material, exculpatory evidence, and ineffective…
• Henyard v. State, 689 So. 2d 239 (Fla. 1996)
  …Under Florida law, when a code-fendant is equally culpable or more culpable than the defendant, disparate treatment of the codefendant may render the defendant’s punishment disproportionate. Downs v. State, 572 So. 2d 895 (Fla.1990), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 829, 112 S.Ct. 101, 116 L.Ed.2d 72 (1991); Slater v. State, 316 So. 2d 539 (Fla.1975). Thus, an equally or more culpable codefendant’s sentence is relevant to a proportionality analysis. Cardona v. State, 641 So. 2d 361 (Fla.1994), cert. denied, — U.S.…
• Bonifay v. State, 680 So. 2d 413 (Fla. 1996)
  …idered [*418] whether the sentence of death is proportionate and hold that it is. See Mordenti v. State, 630 So. 2d 1080 (Fla.), cert. denied, - U.S. -, 114 S.Ct. 2726, 129 L.Ed.2d 849 (1994); Downs v. State, 572 So. 2d 895 (Fla.1990), cert. denied, 502 U.S. 829, 112 S.Ct. 101, 116 L.Ed.2d 72 (1991). In issues 4 and 5, Bonifay challenges the prosecutor’s closing argument to the jury. With respect to an attorney’s arguments to a jury, we have previously stated: Wide latitude is permitted in arguing to a ju…