Legal Opinion

Donaldson v. Sack

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 17, 1972No. 42569PublishedCited by 95 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

265 So.2d 499 (1972)

Anthony DONALDSON, Petitioner,

v.

The Honorable Martin SACK, As Circuit Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, in and for Duval County, Florida, Respondent.

No. 42569.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 17, 1972.

Lacy Mahon, Jr., of Mahon & Mahon, Jacksonville, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

DEKLE, Justice.

This original proceeding in prohibition requires us immediately to determine the effect of Furman v. Georgia, 408 U.S. 238, 92 S.Ct. 2726, 33 L.Ed.2d 346 (1972), and its companion cases pertaining to capital…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Witherspoon v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Trop v. DullesSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
  4. Fitzpatrick v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1900
  5. Cramp v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF ORANGESupreme Court of Florida · 1962

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3Cited by95 opinions

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  4. Smith v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1978
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