[DOWNLOAD] "State Florida v. Jose Castillo" by Supreme Court of Florida * Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: State Florida v. Jose Castillo
- Author : Supreme Court of Florida
- Release Date : January 20, 1986
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 60 KB
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McDONALD, J. We accepted jurisdiction in Castillo v. State, 466 So.2d 7 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985), to resolve a conflict as to whether State v. Neil, 457 So.2d 481 (Fla. 1984), applies to all cases pending on direct appeal at the time the decision became final. Generally, an appellant is entitled to the benefit of the law at the time of appellate disposition. Dougan v. State, 470 So.2d 697, 701 n.2 (Fla. 1985). We see no exception to this principle in this case. Our comment in Neil that it should not be applied retroactively was intended to apply to completed cases.