Legal Opinion
Burch v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided March 10, 1977No. 45359PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
343 So.2d 831 (1977)
Jackson B. BURCH, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 45359.
Supreme Court of Florida.
March 10, 1977.
Thomas L. Brown of Brennan, Brown & Avery, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
2Per curiam
This cause is on direct appeal from conviction of premeditated murder and imposition of the death sentence by the trial court following a jury recommendation of life imprisonment. We have jurisdiction.[1]
Appellant was arrested May 1, 1973, for the stabbing death of a young woman. Her body was discovered April…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Clewis v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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4Cited by50 opinions
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- Lewis v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1979
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