Legal Opinion

Scott v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 10, 1985No. 65060PublishedCited by 87 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

464 So.2d 1171 (1985)

Paul William SCOTT, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 65060.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 10, 1985.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1985.

Paul Morris of Law Offices of Paul Morris, P.A., Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Penny H. Brill, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

Paul William Scott appeals the order of the trial court denying his motion for post-conviction relief without prejudice to his filing a sworn motion. We affirm.

Scott was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. We affirmed his…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Scott v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  2. Scott v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  3. In re Florida Rules of Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1977

3Cited by87 opinions

  1. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  3. State v. ShearerSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  4. Gorham v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Crain v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005

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