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Henderson v. State

Citations

  • 903 So. 2d 999
  • 2005 WL 1185525

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  • noting that for many years, defendant has made this claim \and he is wrong. This court is not going to listen to this argument any longer.\
  • recognizing frivolous criminal appeals clog the courts and, worse, hurt meritorious criminal appeals by inviting sweeping rulings and by engendering judicial impatience with the entire class of criminal defendants
  • noting that frivolous criminal appeals clog the courts and hurt meritorious criminal appeals
  • explaining that no matter how repetitious or frivolous a filing is, it requires some portion of court’s limited resources; it is court’s responsibility to see that these resources are allocated in way that promotes interests of justice
  • noting “this court is not going to listen to this argument any longer,” in reference to same claim argued by defendant over more than two decades
  • frivolous appeals do the criminal defendant no good; they clog the court system; and, worse, they hurt meritorious appeals, in part by engendering judicial impatience with all criminal defendants

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Judges: Thompson

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