Stewart v. State

SMITH, Associate Justice:

Lacy Stewart was charged by an indictment returned by the grand jury in St. Lucie County, Florida, with the offense of murder in the first degree. He was tried, found guilty without' recommendation to mercy and sentenced to death, from which this appeal is taken.

Counsel for appellant argues two grounds only. One is with reference to the admission of an alleged confession and the other relates to the fact that one of the jurors appears to have been under prosecution for the crime of assault and battery at the time he served.

We deem it unnecessary to discuss or decide…