Legal Opinion
Thornhill v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided December 12, 2012No. 4D10-2927PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtGross, J.
A lawyer suspended from the practice of law represented a client in a criminal proceeding at a docket call during his one-month suspension, without the knowledge of the trial judge. We reject the claim that per se reversible error occurred, because this “trial error” was harmless, and thus did not constitute a structural defect that infected the entire criminal proceeding.
On May 13, 2008, the State charged Nicole Thornhill in a five-count indictment with first degree murder and other crimes. John Clement was appointed as special public defender to represent Thornhill. From December 8, 2008,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. CronicSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Sullivan v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
- State v. DiGuilioSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
- Holloway v. ArkansasSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by1 opinion
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