Legal Opinion

Miner v. Westlake

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided November 25, 1985No. 66401PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

478 So.2d 1066 (1985)

Charles E. MINER, Petitioner,

v.

Kelli Jean WESTLAKE, Respondent.

No. 66401.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 25, 1985.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Lawrence A. Kaden and Kurt L. Barch, Asst. Attys. Gen., Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, for respondent.

OVERTON, Justice.

This is a petition to review Westlake v. Miner, 460 So.2d 430 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), in which the First District Court of Appeal held that the "convenience" of the state to try codefendants jointly is not an "exceptional circumstance" justifying the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Bruton v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. MacHado v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  3. Westlake v. MinerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

3Cited by16 opinions

  1. Kelley v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1990
  2. State v. Manley, Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)2007
  3. Apolinari v. UlmerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
  4. Garcia v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Fleet v. BustosSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

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