Legal Opinion
Knight v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 22, 1996No. 85654PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
668 So.2d 596 (1996)
John Andrew KNIGHT, Petitioner,
v.
STATE of Florida, Respondent.
No. 85654.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 22, 1996.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender and Brynn Newton, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Petitioner.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Anthony J. Golden, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Respondent.
WELLS, Justice.
We have for review a decision passing upon the following question certified to be of great public importance:
DOES THE DECISION IN WELLER v. STATE [State v. Weller], 590 So.2d 923 (FLA.1991), WHICH REQUIRES THE TRIAL…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Nixon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
- State v. WellerSupreme Court of Florida · 1991
- Knight v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
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