Legal Opinion
Fowler v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 13, 1984No. 83-628PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHEB, Judge.
Virgie Fowler appeals her conviction for perjury by contradictory statements. She contends that the testimony she gave under a grant of immunity was impermissibly used by the state as the basis for the charge against her.
In February 1980, an apartment complex in St. Petersburg was burned by a suspected arsonist. Shortly thereafter Virgie Fowler informed the St. Petersburg Police Department that she had knowledge of an insurance fraud committed, by her ex-husband. As a result of that information, the State Attorney’s Office conducted a formal investigation in September 1981 and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- United States v. ApfelbaumSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Gordon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- McDonald v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
- In Re Grand Jury Proceedings. Appeal of Frank Derek GreentreeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- State v. HarrisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
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3Cited by3 opinions
- State v. FowlerSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
- Baker v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
- State v. MoormanDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985