Baker v. State

CARLTON, Justice.

We now review the first degree murder conviction of Rudolph Baker for the slaying of his wife at Fort Myers on December 21, 1966. The jury did not recommend mercy. Our jurisdiction vests by virtue of Article V, Section 4(2), Florida Constitution (1885), F.S.A.

The essential facts are not at issue in this appeal. Appellant Baker and his wife lived in Fort Lauderdale. After an argument between them, Mrs. Baker fled secretly to Fort Myers where she took up residence and resumed a former employment in the kitchen of a Fort Myers hotel. A month later she was followed by her…