Legal Opinion
Fish v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 24, 1964No. 32891PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
159 So.2d 866 (1964)
Dale T. FISH, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 32891.
Supreme Court of Florida.
January 24, 1964.
Selig I. Goldin and Reynolds & Goldin, Gainesville, for appellant.
James W. Kynes, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
ROBERTS, Justice.
The sole issue here is whether an indigent defendant, accused of committing a crime which is a misdemeanor only, is entitled to have counsel appointed to assist him in his defense to the charge.
The question arose in a motion-to-vacate-commitment proceeding instituted by appellant, under the authority of…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Betts v. BradySupreme Court of the United States · 1942
3Cited by30 opinions
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- Bramlett v. PetersonDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1969
- Watkins v. MorrisSupreme Court of Florida · 1965
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