HICKS v. STATE

No. 98-2220.

751 So.2d 658 (1999)

William HICKS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

December 29, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Tatjana Ostapoff, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Joseph A. Tringali, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.


KLEIN, J.

Appellant was convicted of first degree murder, burglary with an assault or battery, and robbery. We affirm his convictions, rejecting his argument that the trial court erred in allowing psychologists to testify that he was not insane at the time he committed the crimes.

Appellant killed an eighty-two year old woman who was a neighbor of his mother and whom he had known for a long time. Appellant admitted the killing, but presented evidence that...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases