Legal Opinion
Wheeler v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 17, 1978No. GG-420PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
362 So.2d 377 (1978)
Wayne Edward WHEELER, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. GG-420.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
August 17, 1978.
Rehearing Denied September 27, 1978.
David LaCroix, Sp. Public Defender, Gainesville, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.
SMITH, Acting Chief Judge.
An appeal from a judgment and life sentence for first degree murder. There was abundant evidence that the elderly female victim was raped, then strangled to death. Appellant's fingerprints and bloody palm print were found…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wheeler v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
- Rollins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1963
- Lawson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
- Ables v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1976
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