Legal Opinion

Farrell v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 12, 1958PublishedCited by 27 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

101 So.2d 130 (1958)

Walter FARRELL, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 12, 1958.

William T. Fussell, Tampa, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

THOMAS, Justice.

The appellant was indicted and tried on a charge of murder in the first degree and was found guilty of murder in the second degree. Soon after the indictment was returned he filed an affidavit of insolvency and requested the court to appoint counsel to defend him. The attorney, appointed by the court pursuant to Sec. 909.21, Florida…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Britts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
  2. Felder v. MagerSupreme Court of Florida · 1957

3Cited by27 opinions

  1. Wainwright v. GreenfieldSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. McNeal v. CulverSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. James Powell v. State of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. State v. MytychSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1972

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