Legal Opinion

Smith v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 25, 1981No. 60660, 60661PublishedCited by 55 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

400 So.2d 956 (1981)

Dennis Wayne SMITH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Nos. 60660, 60661.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 25, 1981.

David Paul Montgomery of Staab & Montgomery, Bradenton, and B.J. Owens, Sarasota, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

Dennis Wayne Smith appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to vacate judgment and sentence. Included in Smith's motion were allegations that he received ineffective assistance of counsel upon direct appeal and that he was denied due process when this Court…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  2. Kotteakos v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
  3. United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Knight v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  5. Witt v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980

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3Cited by55 opinions

  1. State v. KnightWisconsin Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Kelley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. Lynch v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  4. Dennis Wayne Smith v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary of Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Archer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006

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