Legal Opinion

Helton v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 24, 1975No. W-217PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

311 So.2d 381 (1975)

Johnny Diamond HELTON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. W-217.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

April 24, 1975.

Alan R. Parlapiano, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

BOYER, Acting Chief Judge.

We here consider an issue of first impression in this State: What degree of intent, if any, is the State required to prove in order to convict an accused of the crime of escape?

Appellant, defendant below, charged with escape as defined by F.S. 944.40, was convicted, and…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. People v. LovercampCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1974
  2. Edward Howard Chandler and Henry May v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1967
  3. Alex v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1971
  4. People v. HarmonMichigan Court of Appeals · 1974
  5. Gallegos v. PeopleSupreme Court of Colorado · 1966

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. United States v. Clifford Bailey, United States of America v. Ronald Clifton Cooley, United States of America v. Ralph WalkerCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
  2. State v. SmithHawaii Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Fouts v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
  4. Lewis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975
  5. Watford v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1978

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