Legal Opinion

Stokes v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 6, 1989No. 71485PublishedCited by 65 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

548 So.2d 188 (1989)

Jerry STOKES, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 71485.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 6, 1989.

Rehearing Denied September 29, 1989.

Michael E. Allen, Public Defender, and William C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Edward C. Hill, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

KOGAN, Justice.

We have for review a direct appeal by Jerry Stokes from his conviction for first-degree murder and sentence of death, as well as his conviction and sentence for armed robbery. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, §…

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2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Frye v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1923
  2. Rock v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
  3. State v. NeilSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. State v. SlappySupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  5. State v. HurdSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1981

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3Cited by65 opinions

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  3. Allen v. Secretary, Florida Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2010
  4. Hadden v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  5. Flanagan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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