Legal Opinion
Meeks v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 28, 1976No. 47533PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
339 So.2d 186 (1976)
Douglas Ray MEEKS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 47533.
Supreme Court of Florida.
October 28, 1976.
John F. Howard, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Wallace E. Allbritton and Andrew W. Lindsey, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.
2Per curiam
This is a direct appeal from a murder conviction and death sentence. Our jurisdiction vests under Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.
Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree, robbery, assault with intent to commit murder, and possession of a firearm during commission of a felony. For…
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Lee v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Jefferson v. SweatSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
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4Cited by28 opinions
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- Herring v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
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