596 So. 2d 782 - Napoli v. State’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on United States v. American College of Physicians · Allied Corp. v. District 17, United Mine Workers · 461 So. 2d 109 - Ruffin v. Wainwright · Burdick v. State · 581 So. 2d 1305 - State v. James
Most-quoted passages
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“[M]ere identity between the name appearing on the prior judgment and the name of the defendant on trial does not satisfy the state's obligation to present affirmative evidence that they are the same person.... Sinkfield's conviction for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon must be reversed, and Sinkfield discharged.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Mason v. State
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