Legal Opinion

Wheeler v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 24, 1977No. 49319PublishedCited by 54 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

344 So.2d 244 (1977)

Wayne Edward WHEELER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 49319.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 24, 1977.

David LaCroix and Aaron A. Green, Gainesville, for appellant.

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

2Per curiam

After the trial of this cause, the Court decided Roberts v. State, 335 So.2d 285 (Fla. 1976), in which we adopted the "Lyles rule" which requires the trial judge to instruct the jury as to the consequences of a verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity. Defense counsel requested such an instruction in the present case, and…

3Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  2. Anderson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  3. In the Matter of Standard Jury InstructionsSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  4. Evans v. St. Regis Paper CompanySupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  5. Cosby v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974

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4Cited by54 opinions

  1. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. John S. Freund v. Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1999
  3. State v. LavazzoliSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  5. Pouncy v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1977

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