Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided August 25, 1983No. 61341PublishedCited by 102 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

438 So.2d 774 (1983)

Paul Beasley JOHNSON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 61341.

Supreme Court of Florida.

August 25, 1983.

Rehearing Denied October 26, 1983.

Jerry Hill, Public Defender and W.C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Bartow, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and David T. Weisbrod, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Paul Johnson appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and sentences of death. We have jurisdiction[1] and affirm both the convictions and sentences.

A nine-count indictment charged Johnson with three counts of first-degree murder,…

3Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States v. HenrySupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. United States v. Michael G. Thevis, Alton Bart Hood, Global Industries, Inc., Anna Jeanette EvansCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982

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4Cited by102 opinions

  1. Brooks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  3. Fotopoulos v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  4. Swafford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  5. Griffin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994

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