Joseph v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal
Joseph v. State, 550 So. 2d 1134 (1989)
14 Fla. L. Weekly 1534; 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 3607; 1989 WL 68966
Levy, Nesbitt, Schwartz
Joseph v. State
Opinion of the Court
The defendant was charged with first-degree murder. The state waived the death penalty; however, the defendant did not waive his right to a twelve-person jury. We reverse the defendant’s conviction and remand the cause to the trial court for a new trial on the authority of Mustelier v. State, 550 So.2d 1124 (Fla. 3d DCA 1989); Rodriguez-Acosta v. State, 548 So.2d 248
We certify the following question to the supreme court as one of great public importance:
IS A TWELVE-PERSON JURY REQUIRED IN A FIRST-DEGREE MURDER CASE IN WHICH THE PROSECUTION WAIVES THE DEATH PENALTY?
Reversed and remanded for a new trial; question certified.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Raymond JOSEPH v. The STATE of Florida
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- 2 cases
- Status
- Published