Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 8, 1980No. 58576PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

380 So.2d 423 (1980)

James ADAMS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 58576.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 8, 1980.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Craig S. Barnard, Chief Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

2Per curiam

This is an appeal from a denial of James Adams' motion for post-conviction relief under Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. The appellant seeks a stay of execution pending a review of that proceeding by this Court.

This Court has afforded the appellant an…

3Cases cited10 opinions

  1. McMann v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  2. Gardner v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  3. Gratton Earl Moore v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
  4. United States v. Joseph Ward EasterCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. James G. Davis v. State of AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979

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4Cited by36 opinions

  1. James Adams v. Louie L. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
  2. Meeks v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1980
  3. Hall v. WainwrightCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  5. Robinson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1998

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