Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Schwab v. Florida

553 U.S. 1059

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
2008-05-19
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • holding defensive instruction only appropriate when defendant “essentially admits” to every element of offense including culpable mental state, but interposes justification to excuse otherwise criminal conduct
  • denying petition for writ of certiorari, which automatically terminated the stay pursuant to prior order in Schwab v. Florida, ___ U.S. ___, 128 S.Ct. 644, 169 L.Ed.2d 416 (2007)

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Cited by
29 opinions
(2008)

MARK D. SCHWAB
v.
FLORIDA

No. 07-10275

Supreme Court of United States.

May 19, 2008.

The petition for a writ of certiorari is denied.