Legal Opinion

Francis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 15, 1982No. AF-403PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

MILLS, Judge.

Francis appeals his conviction for robbery with a firearm. We affirm.

A convenience store was robbed by a black male carrying a shotgun and wearing a stocking cap. He was described as having a large nose and being very dark. There were four witnesses, two clerks and two customers. One clerk and one customer could not make any identification but the others positively identified Francis in court. A shotgun seized from Francis was admitted in evidence and Detective Kearney testified to a confession made by Francis.

Francis challenges the admissibility of the gun and of the confession.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Payton v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Brown v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  4. Dunaway v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  5. Reddick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Murphy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982

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