Legal Opinion

Branch v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided November 21, 1996No. 83805PublishedCited by 53 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

685 So.2d 1250 (1996)

Eric Scott BRANCH, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 83805.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 21, 1996.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1997.

Nancy A. Daniels, Public Defender and David A. Davis, Assistant Public Defender, Second Judicial Circuit, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General and Richard B. Martell, Chief, Capital Appeals, Tallahassee, for appellee.

SHAW, Justice.

We have on appeal the judgment and sentence of the trial court imposing the death penalty on Eric Scott Branch. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Nelson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
  2. Hardwick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. In re Trial Courts of the Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal CasesSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  4. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  5. Trepal v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1993

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3Cited by53 opinions

  1. Logan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  2. Stephens v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  3. Fitzpatrick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  4. Mansfield v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  5. Gudinas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997

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