Morris v. State

Plaintiff in error, Clyde Morris, was indicted in the Circuit Court of Dade County, jointly with Stanford Morris, William McKenney and LaMar Penney, for murder in the first degree in the unlawful killing of George Adams at Kendall, near Miami. At a former term of said court a severance was granted as to McKenney, who was put on trial and a verdict rendered for murder in the second degree. The record does not show the disposition of the charge against Penney.

On June 17, 1929, Clyde and Stanford Morris were put on trial which resulted in the conviction of Clyde Morris for murder in the second…