Legal Opinion
Nelson v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided May 1, 1986No. 65279PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
490 So.2d 32 (1986)
Melvin NELSON, Jr., Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 65279.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 1, 1986.
Rehearing Denied July 21, 1986.
Robert H. Dillinger of Dillinger & Swisher, St. Petersburg, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Gary O. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
2Per curiam
Nelson appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and death sentence. This Court has jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution. We reverse Nelson's conviction and vacate his death sentence.[1]
The police took Nelson into custody for the April 1982 robbery…
3Cases cited11 opinions
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- Damon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
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