Legal Opinion

Phippen v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 23, 1980No. 54664PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

389 So.2d 991 (1980)

James Leroy PHIPPEN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 54664.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 23, 1980.

Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Miguel A. Olivella, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Florida, for appellee.

2Per curiam

Appellant James Leroy Phippen was convicted on two counts of first-degree murder. After a jury recommendation of life imprisonment, the trial judge imposed two sentences of death. Jurisdiction vests in this Court pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. We affirm the…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part; Concurrence.

3Cases cited15 opinions

  1. State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  2. Tedder v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  4. Spinkellink v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  5. Mayo v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1954

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4Cited by22 opinions

  1. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Heiney v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. Engle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  5. Cannady v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983

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