Legal Opinion

Rutledge v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 26, 1979No. 48801PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

374 So.2d 975 (1979)

Jesse Raymond RUTLEDGE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 48801.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 26, 1979.

Rehearing Denied October 4, 1979.

Peter F. Laird, Gainesville, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Wallace E. Allbritton, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Florida, for appellee.

2Per curiam

We have for review by direct appeal Jesse Raymond Rutledge's convictions of two counts of murder in the first-degree and sentences of death and two counts of assault with intent to commit murder. Jurisdiction vests in this Court pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1).

Rutledge was charged…

3Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  3. Rowe v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
  4. Fernandez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976

4Cited by17 opinions

  1. Glendening v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. State v. RiechmannSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  3. Perez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  4. Lloyd v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  5. Griffin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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