Mitchell v. State

The appellant, Anderson Mitchell, was on December 13, 1944, indicted by a grand jury of Manatee County, Florida, for the unlawful killing of Louis Roundtree. In motions to quash it was contended that the indictment was void because (1) the alleged killing occurred more than two years prior to the finding of the indictment and therefore barred by the statute of limitations, except insofar as the offense constitutes a capital offense; (2) Scetion 932.05,. Fla. Stats. 1941 (F.S.A.), conflicts with Section 21 of Article 3 of-the Constitution of Florida and is void; (3) Section 932.05, supra, is…