Legal Opinion

State v. Dent

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided September 24, 1975No. 46383PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

322 So.2d 543 (1975)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Walter Devere DENT, Respondent.

No. 46383.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 24, 1975.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.

Stewart E. Parsons, Parsons & Warren, Tallahassee, for respondent.

ENGLAND, Justice.

By petition for certiorari we are asked to review a decision of the First District Court of Appeal, reported at 301 So.2d 475, which directly conflicts with Jacobs v. State, 184 So.2d 711 (1st DCA Fla. 1966). We have jurisdiction.[1]

The state asks us to reinstate respondent's conviction…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. RobySupreme Court of Florida · 1971
  2. Jacobs v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  3. Dent v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

3Cited by18 opinions

  1. Gordon v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  2. United States v. Michael Anthony ConageCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2020
  3. Shockey v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  4. Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. Stephenson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

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