Legal Opinion
Sturdivan v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 24, 1982No. 59416PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
419 So.2d 300 (1982)
Merle R. STURDIVAN, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 59416.
Supreme Court of Florida.
June 24, 1982.
Rehearing Denied October 5, 1982.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Alan R. Dakan, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Paul Mendelson, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.
2Per curiam
This is a direct appeal from a conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. The trial court ruled that the jury's recommendation of death mandated the imposition of the death penalty because the offense occurred in 1971. We have jurisdiction. Art.…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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