Villella v. State

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that it was error to exclude corroborative evidence where evidence was vital to defendant’s defense
• noting that heat of passion “can be used as a partial defense, to negate the element of premeditation in first degree murder or the element of depravity in second degree murder”
• noting that heat of passion “can be used as a partial defense, to negate the element of premeditation in first degree murder or the element of depravity in second degree murder”
• noting that heat of passion “can be used as a partial defense, to negate the element of - 28 - premeditation in first degree murder or the element of depravity in second degree murder”
• wife's confirmation of affair to husband, who had suspected adulterous relationship, properly considered as evidence mitigating murder charge
• exhumation to determine if two bodies were in casket

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• State v. Hinrichsen
  Nebraska Supreme Court· 2016-02-05· cited 131×
• Patrick Albert Evans v. State of Florida
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2015-11-12· cited 38×
• Romero v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2005-04-27· cited 20×
• Love v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-01-09· cited 18×
• Gottlieb v. Samiian
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2008-12-05· cited 2×
• Patrick Albert Evans v. State of Florida Corrected Opinion
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2015-12-10
• Jackson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-11-08

Cites

19 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Spencer v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1994-09-22· cited 140×
• Morrison v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2002-03-21· cited 104×
• Floyd v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-06-12· cited 66×
• Perry v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2001-10-18· cited 38×
• Auchmuty v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1992-03-04· cited 19×
• Garcia v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1990-06-14· cited 16×
• Douglas v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-03-15· cited 15×
• Whidden v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1912-06-15· cited 11×
• Diaz v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-10-31· cited 9×
• Paz v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-03-29· cited 8×
• Billeaud v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1991-04-04· cited 8×
• Smith v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1975-05-30· cited 8×
• Smith v. Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department
  Supreme Court· 2002-10-15· cited 7×
• State v. Gates
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-09-27· cited 6×
• Wolcott v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-01-12· cited 6×
• Gonzalez v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-12-20· cited 5×
• Boyd v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1964-03-11· cited 5×
• Reid v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-05-18· cited 3×
• Blackshear v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-01-03· cited 1×

Other cases named Villella v. State

1 other CourtListener record shares this case name.

• Villella v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2010-08-30