Legal Opinion

Edwards v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 19, 1989No. 70004PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

538 So.2d 440 (1989)

John EDWARDS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 70004.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 19, 1989.

Rehearing Denied March 16, 1989.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender and Steven L. Bolotin, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Gary O. Welch, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

BARKETT, Justice.

John Edwards appeals his convictions of first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit first-degree murder and his sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const. We reverse his convictions and remand for…

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2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  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. Manson v. BrathwaiteSupreme Court of the United States · 1977

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Fitzpatrick v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
  2. Simmons v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  3. Coleman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  4. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  5. MacIas v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1996

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