Legal Opinion
Legette v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided September 9, 1998No. 97-1692PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
718 So.2d 878 (1998)
Robert LEGETTE, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 97-1692.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
September 9, 1998.
Rehearing and Reconsideration Denied October 13, 1998.
Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Carol Cobourn Asbury, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.
GROSS, Judge.
Robert Legette appeals his conviction of manslaughter after a jury trial. The state charged the defendant with second degree murder. The state's theory of the case was that Legette shot…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State v. AbreauSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
- State v. WimberlySupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Nixon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Amado v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Florida Bar re Amendment to Rules—Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
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3Cited by6 opinions
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