Legal Opinion
Holston v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 7, 1968No. 35856PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
208 So.2d 98 (1968)
Leon Corneal HOLSTON, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 35856.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 7, 1968.
Rehearing Denied April 2, 1968.
W. George Allen, Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.
Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and David U. Tumin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
THOMAS, Justice.
The appellant, Leon Corneal Holston, was convicted of murder in the first degree of Julian Marion Foxworth, an 11-year old boy, without recommendation of mercy and was sentenced to death. The case is now here for review. The victim had been stabbed several times and had been "buggered"…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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3Cited by10 opinions
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