Legal Opinion

Gilbert v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 30, 1986No. 85-1129PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

487 So.2d 1185 (1986)

Roswell GILBERT, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 85-1129.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

April 30, 1986.

Rehearing Denied May 22, 1986.

Joseph A. Varon, Hollywood, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard G. Bartmon, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

WALDEN, Judge.

Upon trial by jury, Roswell Gilbert was found guilty of the premeditated murder of his wife, Emily, in contravention of section 782.04(1)(a)1, Florida Statutes (1981).[1] He, at age 75, was sentenced to life imprisonment. Under section 775.082,…

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2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Palmes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. John F. Kennedy Hosp. v. BludworthSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  4. Foster v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  5. State v. WrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1972

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Griffith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
  2. Edinburgh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995
  3. Cyrus Zal v. Cecil Steppe, Warden Attorney General of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  4. Cyrus Zal v. Cecil Steppe, Warden Attorney General of the State of CaliforniaCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
  5. Edinburgh v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Oklahoma · 1995

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