Legal Opinion

Mercer v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 17, 1977No. 76-230, 76-1105PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

347 So.2d 733 (1977)

Edward MERCER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Nos. 76-230, 76-1105.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 17, 1977.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Frank B. Kessler and Tatjana Ostapoff, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Harry M. Hipler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

DOWNEY, Judge.

The sole question we deem necessary to discuss on these consolidated appeals has to do with the sufficiency of the evidence to demonstrate an overt act so as to prove the charge…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Gustine v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
  2. Groneau v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  3. People v. StitesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1888
  4. People v. MoranCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1912
  5. Cooper v. WainwrightDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Leon Davis, Jr. v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
  2. State v. CokerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  3. Grant v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2014
  4. Alvarado v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  5. C.M. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997

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