Wednesday 26 November 2008

Florida Supreme Court denies to relinquish in the prosecution/snitch issue - The wrongful conviction case of Wayne Tompkins

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2008 CASE NOS.: SC08-992 & SC08-1979 Lower Tribunal No(s).: 84-CF-OI0538 WAYNE TOMPKINS vs. STATE OF FLORIDA

Appellant(s) Appellee(s)

The Court having considered the motion to relinquish and the response thereto with the exception of the stricl(en footnotes 1 and 2, which are expressly not considered, hereby denies the motion to relinquish. An opinion will follow as part of any opinion in the above-referenced cases.

WELLS, PARIENTE, LEWIS, and POLSTON, JJ., concur. ANSTEAD, J., dissents and would allow relinquishment. QUINCE, C.J., and CANADY, J., recused.

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th Served:

JALAL HARB

MARTIN J.,MCCLAIN

NEAL ANDRE DUPREE

SCOTT A. BROWNE

HON. PAT FRANK, CLERK

HON. DANIEL HOWARD SLEET, JUDGE

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