Legal Opinion
State v. Wooden
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 7, 1971No. 39919PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
246 So.2d 755 (1971)
STATE of Florida, Petitioner,
v.
Otis WOODEN, Respondent.
No. 39919.
Supreme Court of Florida.
April 7, 1971.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Michael J. Minerva, Asst. Atty. Gen., for petitioner.
Louis O. Frost, Jr., Public Defender and Gerald Sohn, Asst. Public Defender, for respondent.
McCAIN, Justice.
Respondent was convicted of rape and sentenced to 30 years in prison. He was advised of his right to appeal, but his court-appointed counsel refused his request for reasons of professional judgment, among which was counsel's conclusion that no meritorious ground for appeal…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Anders v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gideon v. WainwrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Douglas v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
12 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- State v. Dist. Ct. of Appeal, First Dist.Supreme Court of Florida · 1990
- Jenkins v. WainwrightSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
- State v. BolyeaSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Pullen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
- N.S.H. v. Florida Department of Children & Family ServicesSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.