Simmons v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
419 So.2d 316 (1982)
William Cornelius SIMMONS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 58183.
Supreme Court of Florida.
August 26, 1982.
Charles D. Waller of Waller & Hersch, Dade City, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Michael A. Palecki, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
2Per curiam
This cause is before the Court on appeal from a judgment of conviction of first-degree murder for which a sentence of death was imposed. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.
Appellant Simmons was convicted of murder in the first degree and second-degree arson of a truck. The evidence showed that he…
Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part.
3Cases cited13 opinions
- Lockett v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- United States v. GraysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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- Halliwell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
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