Legal Opinion

Swain v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 2, 1965No. 64-536PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

172 So.2d 3 (1965)

Virgal E. SWAIN, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 64-536.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

February 2, 1965.

Rehearing Denied March 15, 1965.

Thomas J. Walsh, Homestead, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before BARKDULL, C.J., and TILLMAN PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.

TILLMAN PEARSON, Judge.

The defendant was found guilty after a non-jury trial in the Criminal Court of Record of a crime against nature upon a seven-year old girl. He appeals his adjudication and sentence to five years in the State penitentiary.

A lieutenant of the Dade…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Clinton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  3. Bell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  4. People v. BergerIllinois Supreme Court · 1918
  5. Ephraim v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1921

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3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Green v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
  2. Fernandez v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  3. Harrold v. SchluepDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  4. Garrard v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
  5. Johnson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

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