Legal Opinion
State v. Perkins
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 26, 1977No. 49609PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
349 So.2d 161 (1977)
STATE of Florida, Petitioner,
v.
John Willie PERKINS, Respondent.
No. 49609.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 26, 1977.
Rehearing Denied September 6, 1977.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Paul H. Zacks and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Attys. Gen., for petitioner.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Craig S. Barnard, Asst. Public Defender, for respondent.
BOYD, Justice.
Petitioner Perkins was tried and convicted for the attempted rape of a six-year-old girl. The victim and her brother testified the crime was attempted while the victim was in her bedroom late at night. In addition…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- United States v. Martha L. WoodsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1973
- State v. LittleArizona Supreme Court · 1960
- Donald M. Wingate v. Louie L. Wainwright, Director, Division of Corrections, Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by38 opinions
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