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McCollum v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 20, 1954PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

74 So.2d 74 (1954)

McCOLLUM

v.

STATE.

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.

July 20, 1954.

Frank T. Cannon, Releford McGriff, P. Guy Crews, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Wm. Randall Slaughter, State Atty., Live Oak, O.O. Edwards, Asst. State Atty., Cross City, for appellee.

SEBRING, Justice.

Ruby McCollum was indicted for the murder of Dr. Leroy Adams. She was tried and found guilty and the death penalty was imposed. She has appealed from the judgment and sentence.

According to the record Ruby McCollum went to the office of Dr. Adams, on a…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. State v. McClurgIdaho Supreme Court · 1931
  2. State v. CarnagySupreme Court of Iowa · 1898
  3. Hayes v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1877
  4. Meredeth v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1877
  5. Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1923

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Poynter v. RatcliffCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1989
  2. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1987
  3. Bryant v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
  4. People v. DevinIllinois Supreme Court · 1982
  5. Marcin v. KipferAppellate Court of Illinois · 1983

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