Legal Opinion

Tullis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided January 30, 1990No. 86-2096PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

Appellant, defendant below, was convicted of second degree murder with a weapon and grand theft. He was sentenced to life imprisonment on the murder conviction and five years on the grand theft to run concurrently. Defendant raises three points on appeal. We conclude that no error has been shown. .

Defendant first contends that he was denied his constitutional rights to compulsory process, confrontation and cross-examination when the trial court limited his impeachment of a State witness. The witness, defendant’s former cellmate, testified to two conversations with appellant in which appellant…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Hitchcock v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  3. Chestnut v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  4. Strickland v. ZantSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  5. Clark v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Trainor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  2. Ladd v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  3. Small v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  4. Smith v. Secretary, Department of Corrections (Pinellas County)District Court, M.D. Florida · 2022

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