Legal Opinion

Allen v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 9, 1988No. 71495PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

526 So.2d 69 (1988)

Vincent Lorenzo ALLEN, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 71495.

Supreme Court of Florida.

June 9, 1988.

Judith A. Quandt of Florida Institutional Legal Services, Inc., Gainesville, for petitioner.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and Royall P. Terry, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for respondent.

BARKETT, Justice.

We review Allen v. State, 515 So.2d 256 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987), based on certified conflict with Lane v. State, 470 So.2d 30 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985). We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(4), Fla. Const.

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2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. State v. GoodsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. Ex Parte JacksonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1982
  3. United States v. Joseph Christopher OrtizCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1975
  4. Lane v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985
  5. State v. MilbrySupreme Court of Florida · 1985

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. State v. WattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  2. Kelly v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  3. Bernard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990
  4. Dyer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  5. Reams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

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