High v. State

Appellant, William Guy High, was charged with robbery. He was tried and convicted by a jury, adjudged guilty and sentenced to 99 years in the state penitentiary.

On July 26, 1972, Mr. Joseph Carter, the victim, a law abiding and peaceful citizen, 66 years of age, was employed as a barber in Hillsborough County. He had been employed at the same shop for 42 years. While so employed, in the late afternoon on that date, he was held up and shot by appellant. There was sufficient competent evidence, both direct and circumstantial, to sustain the verdict of the jury.

During the allocution proceeding…