Legal Opinion

State v. Kirkland

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 30, 1981No. 59461PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

401 So.2d 1335 (1981)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

Benjamin Frank KIRKLAND, Respondent.

No. 59461.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 30, 1981.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, Janet Reno, State Atty. and Ira N. Loewy, Asst. State Atty., Miami, for petitioner.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Howard K. Blumberg, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, for respondent.

ALDERMAN, Justice.

We review the decision of the District Court of Appeal, Third District, in State v. Kirkland, 384 So.2d 1328 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980), which conflicts with Southworth v. State, 98 Fla. 1184, 125 So. 345 (1929). The question…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Ashe v. SwensonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Brown v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Illinois v. VitaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Diaz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1912

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. People v. Saul S.California Court of Appeal · 1985
  2. M.A. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2005
  3. State v. LovettDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992
  4. State v. McCrayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1985

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