Legal Opinion

Hamilton v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 12, 1978No. 51812PublishedCited by 45 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

366 So.2d 8 (1978)

Robert J. HAMILTON, Jr., Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 51812.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 12, 1978.

Rehearing Denied January 29, 1979.

William C. Gregg, III, and Carleton L. Weidemeyer of Wightman, Weidemeyer, Jones, Turnbull & Cobb, Clearwater, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and William I. Munsey, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

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2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Gregg v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Lindsley v. Natural Carbonic Gas Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1911
  3. United States v. Carolene Products Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
  4. The People v. McCabeIllinois Supreme Court · 1971
  5. Ravin v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1975

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3Cited by45 opinions

  1. State v. BenitezSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. United States v. Van HornCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  3. State v. RifeSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  4. Shapiro v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  5. State v. SaiezSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

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