Thomas v. State

167 So.2d 309 (1964)

Ellis THOMAS, Jr., Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 32742.

Supreme Court of Florida.

September 16, 1964.

Francisco A. Rodriguez, Tampa, for appellant.

James W. Kynes, Atty. Gen., and James G. Mahorner, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

O'CONNELL, Justice.

Ellis Thomas, Jr., was convicted of the crime of rape and given a death sentence.

The sole question presented is the sufficiency of the evidence. Specifically, appellant contends that the evidence does not show "that measure of apprehension on the part of the complaining witness to show that consent was rendered out…