Legal Opinion

Powers v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 27, 1979No. 78-918PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

KEHOE, Judge.

Appellant, defendant below, brings this appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the trial court after she was found guilty by a jury of three counts each of burglary, armed robbery, and kidnapping, and one count each of aggravated assault and aggravated battery. We affirm.

Appellant, in her first point on appeal, contends as follows:

“I. The trial court erred in striking the defense of insanity as a matter of law where the defense of insanity by involuntary intoxication is a legitimate defense and the evidence proffered by appellant raised a reasonable doubt as…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Matera v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969
  2. Ballard v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1893
  3. Sylvia v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  4. Vasquez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  5. Breen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1922

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Asbury v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991

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