Legal Opinion

Keen v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 19, 1987No. 67384PublishedCited by 47 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

504 So.2d 396 (1987)

Michael Scott KEEN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 67384.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 19, 1987.

Michael D. Gelety, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., and Carolyn V. McCann, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

EHRLICH, Justice.

The appellant, Michael Scott Keen, appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

The evidence against Keen adduced at trial was primarily based on the testimony of Ken…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Edwards v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. Moran v. BurbineSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  4. State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982

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3Cited by47 opinions

  1. Traylor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. Heuring v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Conde v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  4. Ruiz v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  5. Consalvo v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997

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