Legal Opinion

Alvin Davis v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 25, 2019No. 17-0165PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FIRST DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL STATE OF FLORIDA _____________________________ No. 1D17-0165 _____________________________ ALVIN DAVIS, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee. _____________________________ On appeal from the Circuit Court for Leon County. Robert R. Wheeler, Judge. April 25, 2019 ON HEARING EN BANC WINSOR, J. As the Florida Supreme Court explained in its 1990 Holton v. State decision, “[a] defendant has the right to maintain his or her innocence and have a trial by jury.”

573 So. 2d 284, 292

(Fla. 1990). And “because due process guarantees an individual the right to maintain…

2Cases cited87 opinions

  1. Apprendi v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 2000
  2. Williams v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
  3. Bordenkircher v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. United States v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Chaffin v. StynchcombeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by8 opinions

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  2. Alvin Davis v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2021
  3. Devin R. Bartley v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2020
  4. Duglas Esmix Hernandez Morel v. State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2026
  5. ELCIN SIBRUN v. STATE OF FLORIDADistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2020

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