Legal Opinion

William Walter Murphy III v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 8, 2026No. 1D2025-1476Published

1Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D2025-1476 _____________________________ WILLIAM WALTER MURPHY, III, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Alachua County. James M. Colaw, Judge. July 8, 2026 PER CURIAM. William Walter Murphy, III, appeals his conviction and life sentence for first degree murder. Appellant first argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on that count. But taken in the light most favorable to the State, evidence at…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Khalid Ali Pasha v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2017
  2. Whitfield v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006
  3. Gabriel Brian Nock v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018

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