Legal Opinion

Dennis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 1, 1968No. 68-171PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWANN, Judge.

The defendants, Dennis and Palmer were tried by a jury and found guilty of robbery in Dade County, Florida.

On this appeal they assert two points for reversal. Their first point is governed by the decision of this court in Belton v. State, Fla.App.1968, 211 So.2d 238; and does not constitute a ground for reversal.

Their other point arises from the following which transpired at the trial. The state called one Lucius Cuff as a rebuttal witness. He contradicted the testimony of the defendants on several crucial points. Counsel for the defendants sought to impeach Cuff on…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1899
  2. Jordan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1932
  3. Belton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Fulton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  2. Palmer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  3. Palmer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  4. Fulton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

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