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McFadden v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 28, 1999No. 97-3911PublishedCited by 31 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

732 So.2d 1180 (1999)

James Joseph McFADDEN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 97-3911.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 28, 1999.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Cherry Grant, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Terri Leon-Benner, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.

FARMER, J.

Because the trial judge departed from the role of impartiality during a factfinding hearing, we reverse a final order of violation of probation.

Defendant had pleaded guilty to…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Gagnon v. ScarpelliSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. State Ex Rel. Davis v. ParksSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
  5. State v. HeathSupreme Court of Florida · 1977

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3Cited by31 opinions

  1. Lyles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Lee v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
  3. McFadden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  4. Purcell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Tavares W. Spencer, Jr. v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2018

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