Davis v. State

LILES, Judge.

Appellants Davis and Miller appeal their conviction for felony murder. The evidence presented at the trial showed that two Negro males robbed a service station in Lakeland, Florida. During the robbery, the service station attendant was shot and killed. Davis and Miller were prosecuted for the crime. They were convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Appellants contend on appeal that their constitutional rights were violated because no Negroes were on the jury which convicted them. They also allege the trial court erred in not instructing the jury on the elements of the crime…