Butler v. State

RAWLS, Judge.

Appellant-defendant Willie Butler appeals a judgment of conviction of first degree arson. The principal points urged are that the trial court erred in (1) refusing to allow a lay witness to voice her opinion as to the question of defendant’s sanity at the time of the alleged offense, and (2) failing to hold a hearing to determine defendant’s mental condition pursuant to Florida Criminal Procedure Rule 1.210(a), 33 F.S.A.

The facts are undisputed that this defendant, at the time alleged, set fire to a dwelling house. The only litigable issue at the trial was the question of…