Legal Opinion
Phillips v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 8, 1974No. 73-455PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
289 So.2d 447 (1974)
Robert PHILLIPS, Jr., Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 73-455.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
February 8, 1974.
Tobey C. Hockett of Hockett, Silver, Spalding, Lewis & Levkoff, Sarasota, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, John Blair, State's Atty., and Richard W. Seymour, Asst. State Atty., Sarasota, for appellee.
GRIMES, Judge.
The appellant was charged with second degree murder of Harold Kneeland. Prior to trial, he was examined by two psychiatrists, both of whom found him competent to stand trial. Thereafter, with advice…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Tipton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
- Eckles v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Hill v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
- Williamson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
3Cited by5 opinions
- Mahaun v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
- Maynard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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- Tyus v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
- Phillips v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1974