Legal Opinion
Sowell v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 17, 1977No. 50071PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
342 So.2d 969 (1977)
Brent SOWELL, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 50071.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 17, 1977.
David J. Busch and Michael M. Corin, Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
HATCHETT, Justice.
Our jurisdiction in this case is based upon Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, vesting jurisdiction in this Court where the constitutionality of a state statute is initially and directly passed upon.
The appellant was convicted of aggravated assault, by the use of a shotgun,…
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