Legal Opinion

McAbee v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 19, 1980No. 80-749PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

391 So.2d 373 (1980)

Robert Lee McAbee, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 80-749.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

December 19, 1980.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender, Bartow, and Allyn Giambalvo, Asst. Public Defender, St. Petersburg, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michael J. Kotler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

DANAHY, Judge.

Robert Lee McAbee argues that his conviction for attempted resisting arrest with violence is void because there is no such crime in this state. We agree and reverse.

Appellant was charged with resisting arrest…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Miles v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  3. Vogel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. State v. SykesSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. Ervin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
  3. Jordan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  4. State v. TousignantDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Sanders v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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