Legal Opinion

Watson v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided July 27, 1966No. 33699PublishedCited by 32 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

190 So.2d 161 (1966)

Mack Charles WATSON, Jr., William Balley and Jimmie Wilson, Appellants,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 33699.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 27, 1966.

Rehearing Denied October 11, 1966.

Philip Carlton, Jr., Miami, for appellants.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

ERVIN, Justice.

The Appellants, defendants below, were found guilty of rape. The jury voted six to six on the issue of a recommendation of mercy. There being no majority vote for a recommendation as required by F.S. Section 794.01, F.S.A., the death sentence was…

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2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Escobedo v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Johnson v. New JerseySupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Andres v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
  5. Lester v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1896

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Alvord v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1975
  2. Butler v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2003
  3. Hamilton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  4. Bolender v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  5. J. F. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1998

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