Legal Opinion
State v. Burton
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 4, 1975No. 45668PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
314 So.2d 136 (1975)
STATE of Florida, Petitioner,
v.
Ollis BURTON, Respondent.
No. 45668.
Supreme Court of Florida.
June 4, 1975.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Anthony J. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.
Albert R. Wilber, Jr., Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for respondent.
DREW (Ret.), Judge.
Burton was convicted of manslaughter. His timely motion for new trial was predicated on alleged new and material evidence established by an affidavit of a purported eye witness. The trial court granted the motion based wholly upon the sworn facts set forth in such affidavit. Three days later the State…
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