Legal Opinion
Taylor v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 15, 1974No. 44343PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
294 So.2d 648 (1974)
Joseph TAYLOR, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 44343.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 15, 1974.
Joseph A. Varon, Sp. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
McCAIN, Justice.
The defendant, Joseph Taylor, was tried by a jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree. The jury subsequently returned a recommendation of mercy, but the trial judge imposed a sentence of death in the electric chair. The defendant thereupon appealed to this Court. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Perry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1941
- Slinsky v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970
- Deans v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Lowdermilk v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
- Evers v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
3Cited by17 opinions
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Alford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- King v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Franqui v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
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