Legal Opinion
Banks v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided June 26, 1981No. YY-335PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
400 So.2d 188 (1981)
Joe BANKS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. YY-335.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
June 26, 1981.
Gerald A. McGill, of Wells, Brown & Brady, Pensacola, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and David P. Gauldin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
2Per curiam
Defendant appeals his convictions for burglary and grand theft arguing the State improperly introduced evidence of collateral crimes committed by a state witness. We reverse.
Early in 1980 a rash of burglaries were committed in Escambia County, where vice grips were used to gain access to dwellings.…
Also in this document: Dissent.
3Cases cited8 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Fulton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Hirsch v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Holt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
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4Cited by5 opinions
- Jenkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Wilkins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
- Denmark v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1994
- Collins v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- Richardson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990