Nixon v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

3 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “A prisoner who is found by a court ... to have brought a frivolous or malicious collateral criminal proceeding, which is filed after September 30, 2004, or who knowingly or with reckless disregard for the truth brought false information or evidence before the court, is subject to disciplinary procedures pursuant to the rules of the Department of Corrections. The court shall issue a written finding and direct that a certified copy be forwarded to the appropriate institution or facility for disciplinary procedures pursuant to the rules of the department as provided in s. 944.09.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 932 So. 2d 545 - Svoboda v. State