Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Johnson v. Mayo
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 5, 1954PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
69 So.2d 307 (1954)
STATE ex rel. JOHNSON
v.
MAYO.
Supreme Court of Florida. Division A.
January 5, 1954.
Rehearing Denied January 25, 1954.
Ernest D. Jackson, Jacksonville, Francisco A. Rodriguez, Tampa, and Releford McGriff, Jacksonville, for petitioner.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Bart Cohen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
SEBRING, Justice.
This is a proceeding wherein the petitioner has applied to this Court for the issuance of a writ of habeas corpus upon the ground that the death sentence heretofore imposed upon him for the commission of a murder in the first degree "is excessive and…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Frisbie v. CollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Cochran v. KansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Harlan v. McGourinSupreme Court of the United States · 1910
- Hysler v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Lamb v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Durley v. MayoSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Barber v. GladdenOregon Supreme Court · 1958
- Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Irvin v. ChapmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Washington v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1955
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