Legal Opinion

Baker v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 28, 1976No. 48243PublishedCited by 37 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

336 So.2d 364 (1976)

Harold BAKER, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 48243.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 28, 1976.

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, for petitioner.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Donald K. Rudser, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.

HATCHETT, Justice.

Petitioner Baker and another were convicted of robbery. After the trial, the wife and mother-in-law of one J.E. Johnson came forward with the report that Johnson had told them that Baker was innocent. The mother-in-law, Mrs. Brown, said Johnson admitted committing the crime himself, to her and in her daughter's…

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Chambers v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. United States v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  3. Donnelly v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
  4. People v. LettrichIllinois Supreme Court · 1952
  5. People v. SpriggsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1964

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3Cited by37 opinions

  1. Jent v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  2. Swafford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. State v. GoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1980
  4. Franqui v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1997
  5. Johnston v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

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