William Howard Davis's Legal Cases (6)

Appeals

Vagner v. Wainwright, 398 So.2d 448 (Fla. 1981)

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OUTCOME: Petitioner prevailed.

In this landmark case, the Florida Supreme Court established a new, constitutional standard for the sufficiency of private, criminal-defense counsel.

Personal injury

Bialek v. Lensen, 421 So.2d 654 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982)

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OUTCOME: Affirmed Verdict for Plaintiff

This decision affirmed a verdict in a wrongful death case and established that victims of accidents caused by improperly and negligently parked cars or trucks have a valid claim.

Criminal defense

State v. Jenkins, 469 So.2d 733 (Fla.1985)

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OUTCOME: Defendant prevailed.

In this case, the Florida Supreme Court declared unconstitutional an Official Misconduct statute, freeing the Defendant--an elected public official--from certain criminal charges.

Car accident

Gorday v. Faris, 523 So.2d 1215 (Fla. 1st DCA1988)

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OUTCOME: Plaintiff Prevailed

This decision reversed the trial court and held that an intoxicated accident victim was entitled to bring a claim for his own injuries suffered because someone negligently entrusted an automobile to hi ... m.

Criminal defense

W.E.B. v. State, 553 So.2d 323 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989)

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OUTCOME: Defendant Prevailed

This is believed to be the first reversal of guilty verdict, in a vehicular homicide case, in the State of Florida. The Defendant, a juvenile, crossed the center line after having had some beer and th ... en over-correcting after going off a shoulder drop-off while rounding a curve. The driver of a car in the oncoming lane was killed.

Litigation

In re Grand Jury Investigation of Fla Dept. of HRS, 659 So.2d 347 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995)

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OUTCOME: Petitioner Prevailed

This case protected a government official from damaging and unfounded accusations set forth in a Grand Jury Presentment in which the official was not indicted, and struck offending language in the Pres ... entment before it was released.

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