Legal Opinion

Dorfman v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 28, 1977No. 50026PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

351 So.2d 954 (1977)

Bernard DORFMAN, Petitioner,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 50026.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 28, 1977.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1977.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Elliot H. Scherker, Asst. Public Defender, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and William M. Grodnick, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

ENGLAND, Justice.

Bernard Dorfman brings us by petition for a writ of certiorari two issues requiring statewide clarification: (1) whether trial judges may impose so-called "general sentences" on defendants convicted of more than one crime; and…

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2Cases cited42 opinions

  1. North Carolina v. PearceSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  2. State v. JonesSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  3. Cone v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  4. John Benson, Jr. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
  5. People v. LucianoNew York Court of Appeals · 1938

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. Davis v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
  2. Snelgrove v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  3. Fasenmyer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  4. Daudt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  5. G.R.A. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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