Legal Opinion

Sparks v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided March 30, 1999No. 97-4113PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

740 So.2d 33 (1999)

Jimmy SPARKS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 97-4113.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

March 30, 1999.

Rehearing Denied April 29, 1999.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender; Phil Patterson, Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General; Denise O. Simpson, Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for appellee.

WOLF, J.

James Earl Sparks challenges his conviction for purchasing cocaine. He asserts that he was denied his right to due process of law and trial by a neutral and detached magistrate when the…

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2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Marshall v. Jerrico, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
  2. Kilgore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  3. Hunter v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1932
  4. Chastine v. BroomeDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1993
  5. Steinhorst v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. McKenzie v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2010
  3. Lyles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  4. State v. ERIC M.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 2004
  5. Kopel v. KopelDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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