Stratton v. State

SEBRING, Justice.

This is a companion case to Stratton v. State, Fla., 77 So.2d 864, in which was involved a conviction for breaking and entering with intent to commit petit larceny. The judgment appealed from is one entered upon a jury verdict finding the appellant guilty of assault with intent to rape and an attempt to kidnap.

As stated in the companion case, the appellant Stratton was employed in a music store owned and operated by a husband and wife in Pensacola, Florida. In the early morning of April 10, 1952, while the husband was out of town, their residence was broken into and entered.…