Legal Opinion

Blair v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided November 25, 1981No. 58072PublishedCited by 62 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

406 So.2d 1103 (1981)

Richard Cecil BLAIR, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 58072.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 25, 1981.

Gary Smigiel of Gehris, Smigiel & Associates, P.A., Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a judgment adjudging defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 3(b)(1), Fla. Const.

The defendant was charged with the premeditated murder of his wife, Kim Blair, whom he met while…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  3. Jones v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
  4. Halliwell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  5. Paramore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1969

9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by62 opinions

  1. Barclay v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  2. Terry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  3. Ramirez v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  4. Porter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  5. Grossman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988

57 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API