JOHNSON

v.

FLORIDA

Citator

Cited By (12 total)

• Reese v. State, 694 So. 2d 678 (Fla. 1997)
  …rule is defined at section 90.108, Florida Statutes (1995), to include only written or recorded statements, it is true that we have allowed the policy to apply to testimony as well. See, e.g., Johnson v. State, 608 So. 2d 4 (Fla.1992), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 919, 113 S.Ct. 2366, 124 L.Ed.2d 273 (1993); Christopher v. State, 583 So. 2d 642 (Fla.1991). However, the conversations here were not part and parcel of each other and [*684] they occurred several weeks apart. Accordingly, the judge acted within his di…
• Farina v. State, 680 So. 2d 392 (Fla. 1996)
  …he trial judge has the duty to decide whether a challenge for cause is improper, and this Court must give deference to the judge’s determination of a prospective juror’s qualifications. See Johnson v. State, 608 So. 2d 4, 8 (Fla.1992), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 919, 113 S.Ct. 2366, 124 L.Ed.2d 273 (1993). We find, however, that the trial judge abused his discretion when he excused Hudson for cause.6 Three factors support our conclusion. First, as mentioned, it appears from the record that Hudson’s views on the…
• Lawrence v. State, 691 So. 2d 1068 (Fla. 1997)
  …igator. In addition, our review of the record leads us to conclude that the trial court’s finding with regard to this mitigating factor is supported by competent, substantial evidence. See Johnson v. State, 608 So. 2d 4, 13 (Fla.1992), cert. denied, 508 U.S. 919, 113 S.Ct. 2366, 124 L.Ed.2d 273 (1993). [*1076] The second argument Lawrence makes with regard to this mitigating circumstance is that the trial judge failed to consider Lawrence’s long-term drug and alcohol abuse as a mitigating factor. Defense co…