Legal Opinion

Hitchcock v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 25, 1982No. 51108PublishedCited by 88 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

413 So.2d 741 (1982)

James Ernest HITCHCOCK, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 51108.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 25, 1982.

Rehearing Denied May 27, 1982.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Craig S. Barnard, Chief Asst. Public Defender and Richard B. Greene, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

2Per curiam

James Ernest Hitchcock appeals his conviction of murder in the first degree and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

A jury convicted Hitchcock of…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part; Concurrence.

3Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Duren v. MissouriSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  3. Papachristou v. City of JacksonvilleSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  5. Godfrey v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1980

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4Cited by88 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  3. Hitchcock v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  4. Murray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Dufour v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

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