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Miller v. State

Citations

  • 636 So. 2d 144
  • 1994 WL 148147

How courts have described this case

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

  • discussing that engaging in scuffle with officer during improper detention constitutes battery on law enforcement officer and can give rise to valid arrest and conviction for resisting arrest with violence
  • stating that battery on a law enforcement officer is a specific intent crime
  • affirming case where defendant “scuffled” with police officers after he had been arrested, handcuffed, and placed in the back seat of the officers’ patrol car
  • finding evidence insufficient to establish reckless driving where defendant, though speeding around 15 to 20 mph in excess of the posted speed limit, had control of his vehicle and slowed as he approached the inter section
  • if defense counsel fails to object to the reasons given by the prosecutor for excusing a juror, the issue is waived
  • “[T]he question as to whether appellant had a specific intent to batter [the police officer] was a matter for the jury’s determination.”

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Judges: Per Curiam

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