Legal Opinion

Magaw v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 12, 1989No. 72419PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

537 So.2d 564 (1989)

Barbara Ann MAGAW, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 72419.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 12, 1989.

Keith D. Cooper, Pensacola, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Gary L. Printy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.

GRIMES, Justice.

We review Magaw v. State, 523 So.2d 762 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988), in which the district court of appeal certified a question to be of great public importance. Our jurisdiction is predicated upon article V, section 3(b)(4), of the Florida Constitution.

Magaw was convicted of manslaughter by intoxication as a…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Bessie Cannon v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  2. Foley v. State Ex Rel. GordonSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  3. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  4. Armenia v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  5. Magaw v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by54 opinions

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  4. Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal CasesSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  5. State v. JeffersonSupreme Court of Florida · 2000

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