Legal Opinion
State v. Beasley
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided July 30, 1975No. 44929PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
317 So.2d 750 (1975)
STATE of Florida, Appellant,
v.
Robert Louis BEASLEY, Appellee.
No. 44929.
Supreme Court of Florida.
July 30, 1975.
Rehearing Denied October 3, 1975.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.
Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Roy S. Wood, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.
OVERTON, Justice.
The constitutionality of this state's riot statute, Section 870.01(2), Florida Statutes (1973), is the issue in this cause. The appellee was charged by information with the offense of riot in that he, on February 14, 1973, "did incite or…
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