Legal Opinion
Happ v. Lockett
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided May 11, 1989No. 89-541PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COBB, Judge.
The petitioner, William Frederick Happ, seeks a writ of prohibition contending that his prospective retrial on charges of murder, burglary, kidnapping and sexual battery is barred on the ground of double jeopardy. See Parce v. Byrd, 533 So.2d 812 (Fla. 5th DCA 1988); Perkins v. Williams, 424 So.2d 990 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).
Prior to Happ’s first trial in January, 1989, the trial judge, Judge Thurman, entered an order in limine which provided, inter alia, that
The State and all witnesses in the case shall not mention, refer to, interrogate concerning or attempt to convey to the jury,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Oregon v. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Groover v. WalkerSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Boeing Co. v. MerchantDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- State v. IglesiasDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Lawyers Co-Operative Publishing Co. v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Happ v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- State v. BalezosDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
- Wright v. WrightDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1990