Legal Opinion

Messer v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 31, 1976No. 46849PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

330 So.2d 137 (1976)

Charles Dwight MESSER, Jr., Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 46849.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 31, 1976.

James Ron Shelley, Public Defender, and John W. Fleming, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Gerald L. Knight, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

SUNDBERG, Justice.

Appellant, a 29-year-old male, appeals his conviction for first degree murder and robbery and sentence of death. This Court has jurisdiction under Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, and Section 921.141(4), Florida Statutes. The facts of the case are as…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Slater v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  2. Castle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976

3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Proffitt v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. John A. Spinkellink, 1 v. Louie L. Wainwright, Secretary, Florida Department of Offender RehabilitationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  3. Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  4. Elledge v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  5. People v. BelmontesCalifornia Supreme Court · 1988

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