Legal Opinion
Downs v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 21, 1984No. 64184PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
453 So.2d 1102 (1984)
Ernest Charles DOWNS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 64184.
Supreme Court of Florida.
June 21, 1984.
Rehearing Denied August 28, 1984.
Elizabeth L. White of the Law Offices of William J. Sheppard, Jacksonville, and Maurice N. Nessen, Michael H. Barr and Leslie Nicholson of Kramer, Levin, Nessen, Kamin & Frankel, New York City, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Raymond I. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
ALDERMAN, Chief Justice.
Ernest Downs appeals the order of the trial court denying his motions to vacate his convictions and sentences. We…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Engle v. IsaacSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Michel v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Affronti v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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3Cited by99 opinions
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