Childers v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that counsel cannot concede the defendant's guilt to the charged offenses in opening and closing argument unless the trial court finds that the defendant understands the consequences, because concession is functional equivalent of guilty plea
• stating facially sufficient claim asserted where defendant alleged, had his counsel presented evidence of defendant's intoxication and insanity, jury would have found reasonable doubt and returned an acquittal
• no formal hearing on the use of physical restraints is necessary, but where there is a total lack of a record, the decision should be remanded for a hearing
• no formal hearing on the use of physical restraints is necessary, but where there is a total lack of a record, the decision should be remanded for a hearing
• no formal hearing on the use of physical restraints is necessary, but where there is a total lack of a record, the decision may be remanded for a hearing
• no formal hearing on the use of physical restraints is necessary, but where there is a total lack of a record, the decision may be remanded for a hearing

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

7 cases in this archive cite this case.

• Nixon v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2003-07-10· cited 25×
• People v. Johnson
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2005-03-24· cited 25×
• People v. Allen
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2004-12-22· cited 18×
• Smallwood v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2002-02-08· cited 4×
• Watts v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2014-04-02· cited 3×
• West v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-07-25· cited 2×
• People v. Allen Opinion text corrected
  Appellate Court of Illinois· 2004-12-22

Cites

20 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Sonya Evette Singleton, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Amicus Curiae
  Tenth Circuit· 1999-01-08· cited 308×
• William Duane Elledge v. Richard L. Dugger
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-07-20· cited 215×
• Earl Wayne Wiley v. Dewey Sowders, Superintendent, Kentucky State Reformatory
  Sixth Circuit· 1981-04-24· cited 185×
• Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. Marsh
  Supreme Court· 1981-11-30· cited 148×
• William Duane Elledge v. Richard L. Dugger
  Eleventh Circuit· 1987-11-10· cited 95×
• Koenig v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1992-02-27· cited 80×
• United States v. Lowery
  Eleventh Circuit· 1999-02-03· cited 74×
• Gurganus v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1984-05-03· cited 57×
• Nixon v. Singletary
  Supreme Court of Florida· 2000-01-27· cited 55×
• Brown v. State
  Supreme Court of Florida· 1992-03-05· cited 18×
• McCraney v. Barberi
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-07-02· cited 16×
• Williams v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-05-23· cited 9×
• Porter v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1993-10-27· cited 9×
• McCoy v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1987-02-12· cited 9×
• Taylor v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1997-06-25· cited 8×
• Bethea v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-09-28· cited 7×
• Watson v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1995-08-23· cited 6×
• Gilyard v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 1996-03-11· cited 6×
• O'BRYANT v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2000-05-22· cited 4×
• Ford v. State
  District Court of Appeal of Florida· 2001-02-02· cited 3×