Legal Opinion
Witt v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 3, 1977No. 45796PublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
342 So.2d 497 (1977)
Johnny Paul WITT, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 45796.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 3, 1977.
Peter P. Behuniak, Tampa, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky and Stephen W. Metz, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.
2Per curiam
This is a direct appeal from a conviction for murder in the first degree and imposition of the death sentence. We have jurisdiction.[1]
Appellant contends his conviction was erroneous (1) because of improper exclusion of prospective jurors, (2) admission of his confession, and (3) an assertion that our rule on competency is…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Michigan v. MosleySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Piccott v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Van Eaton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
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4Cited by48 opinions
- Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Witt v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
- Craig v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- Palmes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
- Delap v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
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