Legal Opinion
Juan Fallada v. Richard L. Dugger, Secretary, Department of Corrections, State of Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 24, 1987No. 86-5185PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Circuit Judge:
Juan Fallada was charged by indictment in Florida state court with first-degree murder and robbery. The jury was instructed that it could convict him of first-degree murder under a theory of either premeditated murder or felony murder based on an underlying offense of robbery. The jury found Fallada guilty of robbery and first-degree murder. Because the jury returned a general verdict of guilty of first-degree murder it is not known under which theory it convicted Fallada. On the murder charge the judge sentenced Fallada to life imprisonment for a minimum of 25 years…
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3Cited by51 opinions
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