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Smith v. State

Citations

  • 598 So. 2d 1063
  • 1992 WL 63131

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  • any decision of state supreme court in nonfinal criminal case must be given retrospective application in every case pending on direct review or not yet final
  • “To benefit from the change in law, the defendant must have timely objected at trial if an objection was required to preserve the issue for appellate review.”

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Judges: Barkett

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