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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA
CASE NO. SC02-1958
TERRY MCINTIRE,
Petitioner,
-vs-
THE STATE OF FLORIDA,
Respondent.
ON PETITION FOR DESCRETIONARY REVIEW
FROM THE FOUTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
PETITIONER’S BRIEF ON JURISDICTION
CHARLES CRIST, JR.
Attorney General
RICHARD L. POLIN
Bureau Chief, Criminal Appeals
Sr. Assistant Attorney General
Florida Bar No. 230987
FRANK INGRASSIA
Assistant Attorney General
Florida Bar No. 0116180
Office of the Attorney General
Department of Legal Affairs
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page(s)
TABLE OF AUTHORITIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ii
JURISDICTIONAL STATEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
STATEMENT OF THE CASE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
ISSUES PRESENTED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 ARGUMENTS
I. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED BY NOT RECOGNIZING THE VERMONT CIVIL UNION OF TERRY MCINTIRE AND CARLOS MENCIA. . . . 5
II. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED WHEN DENYING PETITIONER’S REQUEST FOR MEDICAL PROXY AS A SPOUSAL BENEFIT. . . . 7
CONCLUSION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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TABLE OF AUTHORITIES
CONSTITUTIONS Page(s)
Article XIV, Section 1, of the US Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . passim
Article V, Section 1, of the US Constitution. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6, 9
Defense of Marriage Act (1996). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
STATUTES
FL Title XLIII, 741.01,...