Legal Opinion

Bethea v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided September 28, 2000No. 5D00-613PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

767 So.2d 630 (2000)

Richard Blake BETHEA, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 5D00-613.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

September 28, 2000.

Richard Blake Bethea, Avon Park, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robin A. Compton, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

THOMPSON, C.J.

Richard Blake Bethea appeals the summary denial of his Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850 motion. We reverse.

Bethea was tried and convicted of burglary of a dwelling and criminal mischief. Although the jury instructions informed the jury of…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Peede v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. State v. WimberlySupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Teffeteller v. DuggerSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  4. State v. BakerSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  5. Ragsdale v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

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3Cited by7 opinions

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  5. Graff v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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