Legal Opinion

Chillingworth v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided June 4, 2003No. 4D02-439PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

846 So.2d 674 (2003)

Charles C. CHILLINGWORTH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 4D02-439.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

June 4, 2003.

John P. Page, Tampa, for appellant.

Charles J. Crist, Jr. Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Don M. Rogers, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

MAY, J.

The extent to which a trial court may actively participate in obtaining information for sentencing is questioned in this appeal. We find error in the trial court's denial of defendant's motion for disqualification. We therefore reverse and remand the case.

On July…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Livingston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  2. MacKenzie v. Super Kids Bargain Store, Inc.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
  3. Armstrong v. HarrisSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. Barnhill v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  5. Ventura v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999

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3Cited by10 opinions

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