Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided July 14, 1966No. 318PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Per curiam

Rogers Rudolph Brooks appeals denial of post-conviction relief without a hearing.

Defendant-Brooks and Sie Jenkins, Jr., were tried jointly for conspiracy, breaking and entering and possession of burglary tools. Defendant-Jenkins appealed his conviction, and the matter is now before this court. Defendant-Brooks did not appeal.

Defendant-Brooks sets forth in his petition certain facts to the effect that at the trial the prosecutor knowingly used perjured testimony of witness, Willie Barnes, which, if true, would entitle him to a new trial.

The transcript of testimony of the trial of the two…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Estes v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  3. Austin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
  4. United States v. Joseph AbbinantiCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
  5. United States v. Charles S. PheriboCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Cappetta v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1967
  2. Ferby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Swindle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967

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