Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 31, 1980No. 46925PublishedCited by 67 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
381 So.2d 690 (1980)
Joseph Green BROWN, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 46925.
Supreme Court of Florida.
January 31, 1980.
Rehearing Denied April 21, 1980.
J. Michael Shea, Tampa, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
2Per curiam
This is an appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree and a sentence of death. Jurisdiction vests pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.
The appellant, Joseph Green Brown, was convicted of rape, robbery, and first-degree murder. The conviction was based primarily on the…
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