Legal Opinion

State v. Harris

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 23, 1978No. 51073, 51074PublishedCited by 51 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

356 So.2d 315 (1978)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Sarah S. HARRIS and Fanny Mae Woodberry, Appellees.

Nos. 51073, 51074.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 23, 1978.

William E. Whitley, Asst. State's Atty., Gainesville, and Raymond Markey, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellant.

C. Richard Parker and John J. Kearns, Asst. Public Defenders, Gainesville, for appellees.

HATCHETT, Justice.

The circuit court declared Section 812.021(3) unconstitutional in that it deprived defendants of due process and equal protection of the law and destroyed the historical presumption of innocence by the inclusion…

Also in this document: Dissent.

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Lockmiller v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  2. Shargaa v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
  3. Barnhill v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
  4. Nichols v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1970

3Cited by51 opinions

  1. Department of Law Enf. v. Real PropertySupreme Court of Florida · 1991
  2. Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal CasesSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  3. State v. HarbaughSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Criminal CasesSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
  5. State v. RodriguezSupreme Court of Florida · 1991

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