Legal Opinion
Merckle v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided April 12, 1989No. 89-00233PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
541 So.2d 1312 (1989)
Arden M. MERCKLE, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 89-00233.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
April 12, 1989.
Arden M. Merckle, pro se.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Katherine V. Blanco, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.
2Per curiam
Arden Merckle appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief. We reverse.
Merckle was convicted of bribery,[1] receiving unlawful compensation,[2] extortion by a state officer,[3] and misbehavior in office.[4] He was sentenced to five years in state prison for the first offense and…
3Cases cited4 opinions
- Carawan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
- Glenn v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988
- Merckle v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
- Merckle v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
4Cited by3 opinions
- State v. SmithSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
- State v. FinneyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1989
- State v. MerckleSupreme Court of Florida · 1990