Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 5, 2007No. 2D06-1347PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SALCINES, Judge.

David Lee Smith appeals his conviction for disorderly conduct and the consecutive habitual felony offender sentences imposed for two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer.1 We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for resentencing.

The events leading to Smith’s convictions commenced on April 21, 2004, when he visited a bank in order to secure a Small Business Administration Loan. Smith was informed by the assistant bank manager that in order to qualify for such a loan it was necessary that he have an existing business. In response, Smith began to use profanity…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
  2. Hale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993
  3. State v. SaundersSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  5. Barry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Omar T. Alston v. Mark SwarbrickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  2. Burney v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2012
  3. EDMOND ST. FLEURY v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2018
  4. Duckens Oxyde v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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