Rollins v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
DeWitt Rollins was convicted of murder in the first degree, and he appeals.
Judgment affirmed. Appellant was tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, the verdict being qualified with a recommendation to mercy. The victim was appellant's wife. He was sentenced to the penitentiary for his natural life and comes here by appeal, seeking relief from the judgment imposed on him.
It is first contended that certain extra-judicial confessions made by appellant were erroneously admitted in evidence because no warrant had been secured for his arrest, that he had not been carried before a…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Upshaw v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Louette v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- McDonald v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1915
- Daniels v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Culombe v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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