Legal Opinion

State Ex Rel. Boyd v. Green

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 16, 1978No. 52678PublishedCited by 40 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

355 So.2d 789 (1978)

STATE of Florida ex rel. Jeffrey Michael BOYD, Petitioner,

v.

R.A. GREEN, Jr., Etc., Respondent.

No. 52678.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 16, 1978.

Alan R. Parlapiano, Public Defender, Gainesville, for petitioner.

R.A. Green, Jr., in pro. per.

HATCHETT, Justice.

The principal issue presented for our consideration is whether the bifurcated trial system established by statute for the adjudication of guilt and insanity in criminal trials denies a defendant his right to due process of law under the state or federal constitutions. We exercise jurisdiction pursuant to Article V,…

Also in this document: Concurrence · England; Concurrence · Adkins.

2Cases cited30 opinions

  1. Morissette v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  2. People v. WellsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1949
  3. People v. GorshenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1959
  4. State v. StrasburgWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  5. In Re Florida Rules of Criminal ProcedureSupreme Court of Florida · 1973

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3Cited by40 opinions

  1. B.H. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  2. Hawthorne v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  3. Allen v. ButterworthSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. State v. MessierSupreme Court of Vermont · 1985
  5. State v. RolleSupreme Court of Florida · 1990

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