Legal Opinion

Butler v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 28, 1969No. 1736PublishedCited by 29 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

228 So.2d 421 (1969)

Willie James BUTLER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 1736.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Fourth District.

November 28, 1969.

Irvin Frank, Jr., Public Defender, Fort Pierce, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

WALDEN, Judge.

Defendant was convicted of rape upon trial by jury and duly sentenced. He appeals. We reverse.

This appeal turns upon an understanding and application of a pre-trial agreement made between the state and the defendant wherein the state agreed not to…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. State v. DavisDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  2. State v. AshbySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1964
  3. State v. AshbyNew Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1963
  4. State v. NealDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

3Cited by29 opinions

  1. Workman v. CommonwealthKentucky Supreme Court · 1979
  2. Commonwealth v. ReyesKentucky Supreme Court · 1989
  3. Jackson v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
  4. State v. BeardSupreme Court of Kansas · 2002
  5. Crossin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972

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