IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA THOMAS C. SUTTON, et al., Case No. SC06-1000 Petitioners, District Court Case Nos. 1D05- 5922; 1D05-5923; 1D05-5924; v. 1D05-5925; 1D05-5927; 1D05- 5930; 1D05-5931; 1D05-5938; STATE OF FLORIDA, 1D05-5945; 1D05-5947; 1D05- 5948 Respondent. INITIAL BRIEF OF PETITIONERS MICHAEL UFFERMAN Michael Ufferman Law Firm, P.A. 2022-1 Raymond Diehl Road Tallahassee, Florida 32308 (850) 386-2345/fax (850) 224-2340 FL Bar No. 114227 Counsel for Petitioners A. TABLE OF CONTENTS Page A. TABLE OF CONTENTS ..........................................................................ii B. TABLE OF CITATIONS .........................................................................iii 1. Cases iii 2. Statutes .........................................................................................vii 3. Other Authority.............................................................................vii C. STATEMENT OF THE CASE AND STATEMENT OF THE FACTS .......1 D. SUMMARY OF ARGUMENT..................................................................3 E. ARGUMENT AND CITATIONS OF AUTHORITY. ................................4 A circuit court’s order on a petition for writ of prohibition is reviewable by direct appeal ......................................................................4 1. Standard of Review. ...............................................................4 2. Argument ..............................................................................4 F. CONCLUSION....................................................................................... 23 G. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE................................................................. 24 H. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE........................................................ 25 ii B. TABLE OF CITATIONS Page 1. Cases Adams v. State ex rel. Eagan, 478 So. 2d 1190 (Fla 5th DCA 1985) .....................7 Amendments to the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, 685 So. 2d 773 (Fla. 1996) ....................................................................................... 21-22 Baez v. State, 699 So. 2d 305 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997) ............................................. 21 Benton v. Circuit Court, 382 So. 2d 753 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980) ............................ 14 Beshaw v. State, 586 So. 2d 1284 (Fla. 3d DCA 1991) .................................... 4, 7 Birkin v. Sheer, 543 So. 2d 330 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989) ..........................................9 Bondurant v. Geeker, 499 So. 2d 909 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986) ................................ 15 Bradley v. McDermott, 466 So. 2d 1108 (Fla 5th DCA 1985) ..............................8 Broward County v. G.V.B. Int’l, Ltd., 787 So. 2d 838 (Fla. 2001) ....................... 19 Bundy v. Rudd, 366 So. 2d 440 (Fla. 1978) .........................................................6 Burkhart v. Circuit Court, 1 So. 2d 872 (Fla. 1941) ........................................... 14 Caverly v. State, 436 So. 2d 191 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983) ..........................................8 Chapman v. State ex rel. Carlton, 11 So. 2d 335 (Fla. 1943) ................................9 City of Deerfield Beach v. Vaillant, 419 So. 2d 624 (Fla. 1982) ......................... 19 City of Miami Beach v. State ex rel. Pickin’ Chicken, 129 So. 2d 696 (Fla. 3d DCA 1961) ..................................................................................8 Cobb v. State ex rel. Pitchford, 3 So. 2d 855 (Fla. 1941) ......................................9 iii Conner v. Mid-Florida Growers, Inc., 541 So. 2d 1252 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989) ........8 Corbin v. State ex rel. Slaughter, 324 So. 2d 203 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975) ............... 14 Crill v. State Road Dept., 117 So. 795 (Fla. 1928) ............................................ 13 D’Angelo v. Fitzmaurice, 863 So. 2d 311 (Fla. 2003) ..........................................4 English v. McCray, 348 So. 2d 293 (Fla. 1977) ................................................. 15 Gibson v. Florida Parole Comm’n, 895 So. 2d 1291 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005) ......... 19 Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 355 (1963) ...................................................... 17 Griffith v. Florida Parole and Prob. Comm’n, 485 So. 2d 818 (Fla. 1986) ......... 18 Guzzetta v. Hamrick, 663 So. 2d 630 (Fla. 1995) (table).......................................7 Guzzetta v. Hamrick, 656 So. 2d 1327 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995) ............................ 2, 7 Haines City Cmty. Dev. v. Heggs, 658 So. 2d 523 (Fla. 1995) ............................ 19 Harrell v. State, 700 So. 2d 808 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997) ..........................................7 Harris v. Culbreath, 818 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 2d DCA 2002) .................................6-7 Harrison v. Murphy, 181 So. 386 (Fla. 1938) ......................................................9 Hensley v. Singletary, 690 So. 2d 653 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997) .................................8 Hoffman v. Land, 55 So. 2d 806 (Fla. 1952) ........................................................9 Housing Auth. of the City of Tampa v. Burton, 873 So. 2d 356 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004) .......................................................... 2, 5-6, 11, 16, 21 Jaye v. Royal Saxon, Inc., 720 So. 2d 214 (Fla. 1998) ........................................ 16 Lane v. Florida Prob. Comm’n, 894 So. 2d 1087 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005) ............... 10 iv Lee County v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co., 634 So. 2d 250 (Fla. 2d DCA 1994) ..................................................................................8 Loftis v. State, 682 So. 2d 632 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996) .........................................6-7 Mabrey v. Florida Parole Comm’n, 858 So. 2d 1176 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) .......... 19 Maliska v. Broome, 609 So. 2d 711 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992) .................................. 15 Mank v. Hendrickson, 195 So. 2d 574 (Fla. 4th DCA 1967) .................................8 Masiello v. Moore, 739 So. 2d 1196 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) ............................. 8, 20 Mazer v. Orange County, 811 So. 2d 857 (Fla. 5th DCA 2002) ............................8 McConiha v. Guthrie, 21 W. Va. 134 (1882) ................................................13, 15 Moore v. Florida Parole and Prob. Comm’n, 289 So. 2d 719 (Fla. 1974) ...... 17-19 Pacha v. Salfi, 381 So. 2d 373 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980) .......................................... 14 Pinfield v. State, 710 So. 2d 201 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998) ................................ 6-7, 16 Ponton v. Moore, 744 So. 2d 1159 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999) ................................ 8, 20 Richardson v. Florida Parole Comm’n, 924 So. 2d 908 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006) ..... 19 Rivera v. Moore, 825 So. 2d 505 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002) ....................................... 20 Rivera v. State, SC06-2236 ................................................................................4 Rivera v. State, 939 So. 2d 116 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006) ............................................4 Roberson v. Florida Parole and Prob. Comm’n, 444 So. 2d 917 (Fla. 1983) ............................................................................................. 17 Sanford v. Black, 782 So. 2d 548 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001) ........................................8 v Sheley v. Florida Parole Comm’n, 720 So. 2d 216 (Fla. 1998) ...................3, 16-22 Sheley v. Florida Parole Comm’n, 703 So. 2d 1202 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997) ......18, 21 Sparkman v. McClure, 498 So. 2d 892 (Fla. 1986) ....................................... 14-15 State ex rel. Assoc. Util. Corp. v. Chillingworth, 181 So. 346 (Fla. 1938) ...... 13-14 State ex rel. B.F. Goodrich, Co. v. Trammell, 192 So. 175 (Fla. 1939) ............... 14 State ex rel. City of Miami v. Knight, 189 So. 425 (Fla. 1939) ..............................9 State ex rel. Rash v. Williams, 302 So. 2d 474 (Fla. 3d DCA 1974) .................... 14 State ex rel. Rheinauer v. Malone, 23 So. 575 (Fla. 1898) .................................. 13 State ex rel. Smith v. Gomez, 179 So. 651 (Fla. 1938) ........................................ 14 State v. Brown, 527 So. 2d 207 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987).............................4, 6-7, 9, 20 State v. Frazee, 617 So. 2d 350 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993) ................................2, 10-16 State v. Furen, 118 So. 2d 6 (Fla. 1960) ............................................................ 13 State v. Phillips, 520 So. 2d 609 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987) ..........................................9 State v. Shaw, 643 So. 2d 1163 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994) ..................................... 6, 10 State v. Wassel, 502 So. 2d 476 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987) ...........................................9 Tedder v. Florida Parole Comm’n, 842 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. 1st DCA 2003) .......... 19 Treiman v. State, 343 So. 2d 819 (Fla. 1977)........................................................8 Underwood v. Johnson, 651 So. 2d 760 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995) ............................. 10 Weeks v. Golden, 764 So. 2d 633 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000) .................................. 8, 20 Wright v. Worth, 91 So. 87 (Fla. 1922) ............................................................. 15 vi 2. Statutes Ch. 120, Fla. Stat. ........................................................................................... 17 § 120.52(10), Fla. Stat. .................................................................................... 17 § 120.68, Fla. Stat. .......................................................................................... 17 3. Other Authority Art. V, § 4(b)(1), Fla. Const. ............................................................................ 22 Art. V, § 5(b), Fla. Const. ................................................................................