Harris v. State

Aaron Ryals, William Harris and Augustus Harris were indicted in four counts on a charge of murder in the first degree. The first count charged all three as principals in the first degree in the slaying of Ralph McRae in Duval County on June 8, 1932. The remaining counts charged first one and then another of the defendants as principals in first degree and the other two as principals in the second degree. Augustus Harris was tried before a jury in the Circuit Court of Duval County, beginning February 18, 1935, on counts one, three and four of the indictment. The jury returned a verdict of…