Legal Opinion

Kearse v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 29, 2000No. SC90310PublishedCited by 91 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

770 So.2d 1119 (2000)

Billy Leon KEARSE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. SC90310.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 29, 2000.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 2000.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jeffrey L. Anderson, Assistant Public Defender, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Sara D. Baggett, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Appellee.

2Per curiam

Billy Leon Kearse appeals the imposition of the death penalty upon resentencing. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. For the reasons…

Also in this document: Dissent.

3Cases cited66 opinions

  1. Wardius v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  3. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  5. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990

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4Cited by91 opinions

  1. Card v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  2. Salazar v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2008
  3. Busby v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  4. Rodgers v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  5. Barnhill v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002

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