Legal Opinion

State v. Hightower

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 2, 1987No. 68717PublishedCited by 49 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

509 So.2d 1078 (1987)

STATE of Florida, Petitioner,

v.

James HIGHTOWER, Respondent.

No. 68717.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 2, 1987.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1987.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen. and W. Brian Bayly, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for petitioner.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, Seventh Judicial Circuit, and Nancye R. Crouch, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for respondent.

GRIMES, Justice.

We accepted jurisdiction of this case because of apparent conflict with State v. Lanier, 464 So.2d 1192 (Fla. 1985). Art. V, § 3(b)(3), Fla. Const.

The defendant was charged with sexual…

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2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Burks v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  2. Tibbs v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Greene v. MasseySupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  4. Tibbs v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981
  5. Ray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1981

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3Cited by49 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  2. Gisi v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2003
  3. Bauta v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
  4. Richards v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  5. Welsh v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003

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