Legal Opinion

Tibbs v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 28, 1976No. 47258PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

337 So.2d 788 (1976)

Delbert TIBBS, a/k/a Delbert Johnson, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 47258.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 28, 1976.

Rehearing Denied September 28, 1976.

George C. Howard, of Howard & Mann, Chicago, Ill., for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

ENGLAND, Justice.

This cause is before us on direct appeal to review the convictions of Delbert Tibbs for rape and murder in the first degree. Tibbs was sentenced to life imprisonment and to death, respectively. We have jurisdiction under Article V, Section 3(b)(1) of…

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2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  2. Simmons v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Neil v. BiggersSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  4. Stovall v. DennoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  5. Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  2. Tibbs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  3. Jent v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  4. Riley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  5. Ferguson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982

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