Legal Opinion
Watkins v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided October 10, 1978No. 77-1925PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
363 So.2d 575 (1978)
George C. WATKINS, Appellant,
v.
The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 77-1925.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
October 10, 1978.
Rehearing Denied November 17, 1978.
Hirschhorn & Freeman and Joel Hirschhorn, Miami, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Anthony C. Musto, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
Before HAVERFIELD, C.J., and BARKDULL and HUBBART, JJ.
HUBBART, Judge.
The central issue involved on this appeal is whether it is an indirect comment on the defendant's failure to testify in a criminal case for a prosecuting attorney to play [before a trial…
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- Shannon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
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