Butler v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• finding there was no testimony establishing a \series of acts\ where defendant and alleged victim were involved in violent incidents on two occasions six months apart; nor did victim testify as to any \emotional distress\
• finding there was no testimony establishing a “series of acts” where defendant and alleged victim were involved in violent incidents on two occasions six months apart; nor did victim testify as to any “emotional distress”
• two incidents of harassment committed six months apart is insufficient to establish that the conduct was engaged in \repeatedly\
• in order to present a prima facie case the state must prove each and every element of the offense beyond a reasonable doubt; when the state fails to meet this burden the case should not be submitted to the jury, and a judgment of acquittal should be granted

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

11 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Scott v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2002-01-03· cited 59×
• Garcia v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2005-04-21· cited 19×
• Jackson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-07-03· cited 10×
• Baker v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-06-23· cited 8×
• T.B. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-09-10· cited 8×
• Stone v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-11-07· cited 5×
• TB v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-09-10
• S.M., a child v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-11-12
• SAMUEL RANDALL v. STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2019-02-13
• SCOTT ALEXANDER JOHNSTONE v. STATE OF FLORIDA
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2020-06-17
• Mullins v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2003-10-08

Cites

2 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Ponsell v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1981-02-11· cited 18×
• Williams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1990-04-27· cited 15×