Legal Opinion
Peters v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 30, 1954PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
76 So.2d 147 (1954)
Lester PETERS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.
November 30, 1954.
Finch & Mosley, Clearwater, for appellant.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and John S. Lloyd, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
THOMAS, Justice.
The appellant was charged with breaking and entering a dwelling "in the nighttime * * * with intent * * * to commit a misdemeanor," was found guilty by the jury and adjudged guilty by the court, and was sentenced to a term of three years in state prison.
The information contained no allegation about the specific crime intended to be…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Spencer v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1940
- Charles v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1895
- Flohr v. Territory of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1904
- Vawter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
3Cited by11 opinions
- State v. FieldsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
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- Daughtry v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- Norris v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- Vinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
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