Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 28, 1982No. 57743PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

424 So.2d 726 (1982)

Frank SMITH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 57743.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 28, 1982.

Rehearing Denied January 27, 1983.

Philip J. Padovano, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

2Per curiam

This cause is before the Court on appeal from a capital felony conviction for which a sentence of death was imposed. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

Appellant Frank Smith was convicted of robbery, kidnapping, sexual battery, and first-degree murder. The evidence showed that late in…

3Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  3. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  4. Enmund v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Sireci v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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4Cited by60 opinions

  1. Bundy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  2. Hamblen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  4. Donaldson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  5. Hansbrough v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987

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