Legal Opinion

Proffitt v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 28, 1975No. 45541PublishedCited by 59 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

315 So.2d 461 (1975)

Charles William PROFFITT, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 45541.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 28, 1975.

Rehearing Denied August 13, 1975.

James A. Gardner, Public Defender, and Robert T. Benton, II, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

2Per curiam

This cause is before the Court on direct appeal from the recommendation and sentencing to death of the appellant, Charles William Proffitt, by the Circuit Court of Hillsborough County, Florida. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(1),…

3Cases cited9 opinions

  1. State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  3. Mercer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
  4. Harrison v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  5. Baisden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

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4Cited by59 opinions

  1. Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  3. Charles William Proffitt v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
  4. Elledge v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. Bundy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985

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