Legal Opinion

State v. Thomas

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 21, 1978No. 52759PublishedCited by 28 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

362 So.2d 1348 (1978)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

George THOMAS and Lorenzo Holmes, Respondents.

No. 52759.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 21, 1978.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Benedict P. Kuehne, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for petitioner.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Marc E. Kirk, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for respondents.

HATCHETT, Justice.

If a defendant is charged with possession of burglary tools under Section 810.06,[1] is it necessary to instruct the jury on attempt? We have jurisdiction to answer this question, certified to us by the Fourth…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1968
  2. State v. AbreauSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  3. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. Lomax v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977

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3Cited by28 opinions

  1. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Gentry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  4. Adams v. MurphySupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  5. Sanders v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003

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