Russ 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 the defendant’s guilty plea was knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily made
• “[W]here a defendant arms himself in advance, kills execution-style, and has time to coldly and calmly decide to kill, the element of ‘calculated’ is supported.”
• “Further, we have stated that ‘[p]roffered evidence is merely a representation of what evidence the defendant proposes to present and is not actual evidence.’. . . 11. The trial court performed the requirements set forth in Koon to assess Sparre’s waiver of presenting mitigation evidence: (1

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Cited by

18 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Leon Davis, Jr. v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2016-11-10· cited 82×
• Khadafy Kareem Mullens v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2016-06-16· cited 70×
• Patrick v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-12-06· cited 59×
• Krawczuk v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2012-04-12· cited 26×
• Allen v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2013-07-11· cited 19×
• State v. Mason
  Ohio Court of Appeals· 2016-12-27· cited 16×
• David Kelsey Sparre v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2015-01-22· cited 14×
• Kevin G. Jeffries, Jr. v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2017-07-13· cited 11×
• Sanchez-Torres v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2013-07-03· cited 11×
• Mesac Damas v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2018-12-28· cited 10×
• McCoy v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2013-12-19· cited 9×
• Joseph Edward Jordan v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2015-10-08· cited 7×
• Henry Lee Jones v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2017-03-02· cited 7×
• Margaret A. Allen v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2014-04-17
• Joseph Edward Jordan v. State of Florida Corrected Opinion
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2015-10-29
• Angel Santiago-Gonzalez v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2020-06-25
• Everett G. Miller v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2024-02-29
• Steven J. Lorenzo v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2025-06-19

Cites

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

• Eddings v. Oklahoma
  Supreme Court· 1982-01-19· cited 3,271×
• Woodson v. North Carolina
  Supreme Court· 1976-07-02· cited 2,907×
• Pagan v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2002-04-04· cited 599×
• Spencer v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1993-03-18· cited 539×
• Urbin v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1998-05-07· cited 249×
• Terry v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1996-01-04· cited 247×
• Rogers v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1987-07-09· cited 212×
• Porter v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1990-06-14· cited 188×
• Johnston v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-10-16· cited 164×
• Muhammad v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2001-01-18· cited 153×
• Mansfield v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-03-30· cited 148×
• Swafford v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1988-09-29· cited 134×
• Walls v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1994-07-07· cited 132×
• Chandler v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1997-10-16· cited 128×
• Willacy v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1997-04-24· cited 127×
• Zack v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-01-06· cited 120×
• Boyd v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2005-06-16· cited 116×
• Hudson v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2008-09-25· cited 110×
• Merck v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2007-12-06· cited 106×
• Koon v. Dugger
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1993-03-25· cited 104×