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Nelson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 14, 1982No. 81-2396PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

416 So.2d 899 (1982)

Dana Lamar NELSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 81-2396.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

July 14, 1982.

Jerry Hill, Public Defender, Bartow, and Robert J. Krauss, Asst. Public Defender, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael J. Kotler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

OTT, Chief Judge.

Dana Lamar Nelson appeals his conviction for second degree murder, contending that the prosecutor violated his constitutional right to remain silent by commenting on his failure to make an exculpatory statement prior…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  2. Bennett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  3. United States v. William Henry Forrest and Maxine ForrestCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  4. David v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  5. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1939

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Miller v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. Stancle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. Lane v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  4. Wolack v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  5. Oscar E. Castanon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014

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