Legal Opinion

Demps v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 20, 1984No. 64787PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

462 So.2d 1074 (1984)

Bennie DEMPS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 64787.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 20, 1984.

Rehearing Denied February 27, 1985.

John L. Carroll of Mandell and Boyd, Montgomery, Ala., for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Gregory C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Demps appeals the denial of his rule 3.850 motion following an evidentiary hearing on his claim that the state interfered with a defense witness. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, and we affirm the trial court.

Demps was convicted…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Demps v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  2. Demps v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. Van Gallon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  4. Demps v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  5. Goldfarb v. RobertsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1955

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4Cited by66 opinions

  1. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
  2. Blanco v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  3. Walls v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  4. Connor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  5. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000

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