Bell v. State

93 So.2d 575 (1957)

George BELL, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc.

March 13, 1957.

Robert M. Leite and William D. Green, Perry, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Jos. P. Manners, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant Bell seeks reversal of a judgment of conviction and sentence to death pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of the crime of rape.

The principal point for our consideration is the matter of the competency of the nine-year old prosecutrix coupled with the manner in which her testimony was elicited by the…