537 So. 2d 1052 - Segars v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1989
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6 state decisions
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Relies on Mahan & Rowsey, Inc. v. Oklahoma Natural Gas · David W. McKay v. Texas · American States Insurance v. Piasecki · Boston Firefighters Union, Local 718 v. Boston Chapter, NAACP · 365 So. 2d 701 - Castor v. State
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“Fundamental error has been defined as `error which goes to the foundation of the case or goes to the merits of the cause of action.' Sanford v. Rubin, 237 So.2d 134, 137 (Fla. 1970). The appellate courts, however have been cautioned to exercise their discretion concerning fundamental error `very guardedly.' Id. ... [T]he doctrine of fundamental error should be applied only in the rare cases where a jurisdictional error appears or where the interests of justice present a compelling demand for its application. Porter v. State, 356 So.2d 1268 (Fla. 3d DCA) (Hubbart, J., dissenting), remanded, 364 So.2d 892 (Fla. 1978), rev'd. on remand, 367 So.2d 705 (Fla. 3d DCA 1979).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the incompleteness of the instruction constituted fundamental error.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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