Legal Opinion
Demps v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 8, 1981No. 54249PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
395 So.2d 501 (1981)
Bennie DEMPS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 54249.
Supreme Court of Florida.
January 8, 1981.
Rehearing Denied April 15, 1981.
John L. Carroll, Montgomery, Ala. and Julius Williams, Orlando, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Miguel A. Olivella, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
2Per curiam
This case is properly before us[1] on direct appeal from the Circuit Court for the Eighth Judicial Circuit. Appellant Demps was convicted and sentenced to death for the slaying of Alfred Sturgis.[2] For the following reasons we affirm the conviction and sentence.
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3Cases cited21 opinions
- Brady v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- United States v. AgursSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Furman v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- State v. DixonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- Tedder v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
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4Cited by44 opinions
- Charles William Proffitt v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Maxwell v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Demps v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- State v. CooperWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1983
- Kelley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
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