LEON E. FIELDS, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Brown v. State, 426 So. 2d 76 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983)
  …n thread running through each of these cases is that defense counsel must be afforded an adequate opportunity to investigate and prepare any applicable defenses. This right is inherent in the right to counsel. Harley, at 384, citing Brooks v. State, 176 So. 2d 116 (Fla. 1st DCA 1965), cert. denied, 177 So. 2d 479 (Fla.1965). Further, it is founded on constitutional principles of due process and cast in the light of notions of a right to a fair trial. Harley, at 383-384; see also Sumbry, 310 So. 2d at 447. [*8…
• State v. Barton, 194 So. 2d 241 (Fla. 1967)
  …have discussed forbid that a useless formality, fraught with serious consequences to the administration of law, be indulged to no purpose.” Mitchell v. United States, 104 U.S.App.D.C. 57, 259 F. 2d 787, 792, 794. Cf. Brooks v. State, Fla.App.1965, 176 So. 2d 116, for a contrasting test on direct appellate review of an order denying continuance. . Ibid, 259 F. 2d pp. 791, 792: “The rule that matters open upon appeal cannot be raised collaterally rests upon a solid foundation; it is not a technicality. Just…
• Hawkins v. State, 184 So. 2d 486 (Fla. 1st DCA 1966)
  …the courts of this State over many years and which must continue to be preserved if the spirit and purpose of due process are not to be defeated. Reversed with directions to grant a new trial. STURGIS and JOHNSON, JJ., concur. . Brooks v. State, 176 So. 2d 116 (Fla.App.1st, 1965). See also French v. State, 161 So. 2d 879 (Fla.App.1st, 1965), Solomon v. State, 138 So. 2d 79 (Fla.App.1st, 1962), and cases cited therein.…

Authorities Cited

• Turvey v. State, 174 So. 2d 609 (Fla. 1st DCA 1965)