Martinez v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• noting that “[f]undamental error is an error that would result in a miscarriage of justice if not considered. . . and is of such a nature that it essentially amounts to a denial of due process”
• use of \and/or\ in underlying forcible felony instruction held not fundamental error because not used as to a disputed issue
• “Fundamental error ... refers to error that goes to the very heart of the judicial process.”
• \In applying [the standards established by the Supreme Court of Florida for determining fundamental error] the appellate courts consistently have found fundamental error in those cases where the erroneous instruction negates the defendants sole defense to the crime charged.\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

22 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Martinez v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2008-02-21· cited 123×
• Garzon v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2008-04-10· cited 74×
• Bassallo v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-11-10· cited 14×
• Williams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-09-11· cited 10×
• Smith v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-07-28· cited 10×
• Wilson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-12-29· cited 8×
• Wilson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-06-21· cited 6×
• Brown v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2011-05-04· cited 6×
• Louidor v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-03-25· cited 5×
• Adams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2013-10-11· cited 4×
• Phillips v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-12-19· cited 3×
• Flynn v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-01-26· cited 3×
• Bryant Daniel Neal v. State of Florida
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-06-03· cited 3×
• Berube v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-10-24· cited 3×
• Bertke v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-02-20· cited 2×
• Granberry v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2007-11-02· cited 2×
• Challis v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2015-01-30· cited 2×
• Bertke v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2009-01-15· cited 1×
• State v. McJimsey
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2009-01-15· cited 1×
• Barnes v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-01-23· cited 1×

Cites

82 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×
• Mathews v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1988-02-24· cited 1,244×
• Stevenson v. United States
  Supreme Court· 1896-04-13· cited 349×
• State v. Delva
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1991-02-21· cited 308×
• Ray v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1981-07-30· cited 256×
• Brown v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1960-11-16· cited 212×
• Reed v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2002-12-19· cited 206×
• Armstrong v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1994-08-11· cited 122×
• Sochor v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1993-05-06· cited 103×
• Smith v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1988-01-21· cited 87×
• Giles v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-12-18· cited 81×
• Rojas v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1989-11-22· cited 64×
• Barrington Joseph Johnson v. United States
  D.C. Circuit· 1970-03-23· cited 57×
• Archer v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1996-03-14· cited 54×
• Carter v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1985-05-22· cited 49×
• Parker v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1994-06-16· cited 39×
• State v. Miles
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-11-30· cited 39×
• White v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1984-01-19· cited 39×
• Davis v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-10-03· cited 38×
• Zuniga v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2004-03-31· cited 35×