Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 2, 1991No. 76659PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

579 So.2d 75 (1991)

Richard C. SMITH, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 76659.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 2, 1991.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender and Barbara L. Condon, Asst. Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, Daytona Beach, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and David S. Morgan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for respondent.

McDONALD, Justice.

We review Smith v. State, 566 So.2d 57, 59 (Fla. 5th DCA, 1990), because the district court of appeal certified the following question as one of great public importance:

MAY A TRIAL JUDGE IMPOSE A DEPARTURE SENTENCE…

Also in this document: Dissent; Concurrence.

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. State v. SimpsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  4. Tillman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  5. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Barfield v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Shelton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  4. Marshall v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  5. State v. DoddSupreme Court of Florida · 1992

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