Legal Opinion

State v. Washington

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 10, 1984No. 65569PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

453 So.2d 389 (1984)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

David Leroy WASHINGTON, Appellee.

No. 65569.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 10, 1984.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Carolyn M. Snurkowski, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellant.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender and Richard H. Burr, III, Counsel to the Public Defender for the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

The state moves for reversal of the order of the trial court granting David Leroy Washington's motion to vacate his sentences of death. We reverse and hold that the trial court should have denied…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Zant v. StephensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Coker v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Christopher v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  2. State v. GlennSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. Echols v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  4. State v. SireciSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  5. Martin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984

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