Legal Opinion

State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 25, 1977No. 49320PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

343 So.2d 35 (1977)

STATE of Florida, Appellant,

v.

Ruben Levern WILLIAMS, Appellee.

No. 49320.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 25, 1977.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

William C. McLain, Asst. Public Defender, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

This cause is before us on direct appeal to review the order of the County Court in and for Alachua County which passed on the constitutionality of Section 27.56, Florida Statutes. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution.

Appellee was charged with resisting arrest…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Fuller v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. James v. StrangeSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Cramp v. BOARD OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION OF ORANGESupreme Court of Florida · 1962
  4. Small v. Sun Oil CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  5. State ex rel. Boyd v. DealSupreme Court of Florida · 1888

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3Cited by42 opinions

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  2. Scheinberg v. SmithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
  3. Donald E. Hershey v. City of Clearwater, a Municipal Corporation, Tami Jo SwainCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1987
  4. State v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  5. Hughes v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2006

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