Legal Opinion
Scott v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 30, 1991No. 72091PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
581 So.2d 887 (1991)
Bradley P. SCOTT, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 72091.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 30, 1991.
Rehearing Denied July 26, 1991.
Dennis J. Rehak, Fort Myers, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Davis G. Anderson, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
2Per curiam
Bradley P. Scott appeals his conviction for first-degree murder and his resulting death sentence. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We find that we must reverse and vacate the conviction and sentence because the seven-year, seven-month delay in the prosecution of this cause…
3Cases cited17 opinions
- United States v. MarionSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- United States v. LovascoSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United States Ex Rel. Accardi v. ShaughnessySupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Rogers v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- McArthur v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
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4Cited by20 opinions
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