Legal Opinion

Trotter v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 20, 1990No. 70714PublishedCited by 165 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

576 So.2d 691 (1990)

Melvin TROTTER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 70714.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 20, 1990.

Rehearing Denied April 4, 1991.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Douglas S. Connor, Asst. Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and David R. Gemmer, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

SHAW, Chief Justice.

Melvin Trotter appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death, imposed in accordance with the jury's recommendation.[1] We affirm the conviction, reverse the sentence, and…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part; Concurrence.

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. WittSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Ross v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1988
  3. Bottoson v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Lusk v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  5. Hill v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985

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3Cited by165 opinions

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  5. Satcher v. PruettCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1997

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