Jennings v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• “Being present in the courtroom and having listened to the witnesses, examined the exhibits, heard the arguments, and observed the jurors, the trial judge was in the best position to gauge the impact of the improper arguments on the entire trial.”
• “Generally speaking, the use of a curative instruction to dispel the prejudicial effect of an objectionable comment is sufficient.”
• “Generally speaking, the use of a curative instruction to dispel the prejudicial effect of an objectionable comment is sufficient.” (quoting Rivera v. State, 745 So. 2d 343, 345 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999))
• “Generally speaking, the use of a curative instruction to dispel the prejudicial effect of an objectionable comment is sufficient.” (quoting Rivera v. State, 745 So. 2d 343, 345 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999))
• “To prove constructive possession, the State must present competent, substantial evidence of the accused’s knowledge of the presence of contraband and his or her ability to exercise dominion and control over it.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

12 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Thompson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-08-12· cited 7×
• Dante Martin v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-11-18· cited 5×
• Hudson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-08-03· cited 2×
• Bailey Jr. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-07-13· cited 1×
• Scala and Weitz v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-03-15· cited 1×
• State v. Johnson
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2016-10-13· cited 1×
• D v. v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2018-05-02
• HIALEAH HOSPITAL, INC. v. JOSHUA MISIUS HAYES-BOURSIQUOT, etc.
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2021-03-24
• Coleman v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2017-01-25
• Tony Jerome Byrd, Jr. v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2024-04-03
• Lewis Joseph Hawthorne v. the State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2025-06-04
• Nathaniel Brown v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2026-03-31

Cites

55 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• State v. DiGuilio
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1986-07-17· cited 2,703×
• Canakaris v. Canakaris
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1980-03-27· cited 2,288×
• Lynch v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1974-03-13· cited 390×
• United States v. Laurel Joan Morris
  Fifth Circuit· 1978-02-24· cited 183×
• United States v. David Garza
  Fifth Circuit· 1979-12-21· cited 181×
• Brown v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1983-03-03· cited 180×
• Huff v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1990-10-11· cited 125×
• Anderson v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-01-16· cited 122×
• Boyd v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2005-06-16· cited 116×
• Beasley v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-10-26· cited 113×
• Salazar v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2008-07-10· cited 109×
• Ruiz v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1999-04-01· cited 108×
• Martinez v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-06-15· cited 97×
• Buenoano v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1988-06-23· cited 67×
• Johnson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1984-09-04· cited 31×
• Espiet v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-08-24· cited 29×
• Green v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-08-02· cited 28×
• Tumblin v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2010-02-25· cited 27×
• Knight v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-01-18· cited 25×
• Martoral v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-01-17· cited 24×