Legal Opinion

Brooks v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 3, 1985No. 66417PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

478 So.2d 1052 (1985)

Fred Lorenzo BROOKS, Petitioner,

v.

STATE of Florida, Respondent.

No. 66417.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 3, 1985.

Rehearing Denied December 30, 1985.

Terry P. Lewis, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for petitioner.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Barbara Ann Butler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Jacksonville, for respondent.

EHRLICH, Justice.

We have for consideration the following questions certified to us in Brooks v. State, 461 So.2d 995 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984), as being of great public importance:

1. When a person is sentenced as a youthful offender pursuant to chapter 958.05(2), Florida…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Gay v. Canada Dry Bottling Co. of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1952
  2. Lowry v. Parole and Probation Com'nSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  3. Clem v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  4. Spurlock v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  5. Loveless v. BrysonDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Poore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  2. Franklin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
  3. State v. MeeksSupreme Court of Florida · 2001
  4. State v. WattsSupreme Court of Florida · 1990
  5. Ogden v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1992

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