Drake v. State

400 So.2d 1217 (1981)

Raymond Lee DRAKE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 54850.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 21, 1981.

Rehearing Denied July 31, 1981.

Jack O. Johnson, Public Defender and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow and Bruce S. Rogow, Fort Lauderdale, of Pearson, Josefsberg & Tarre, Miami, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and James S. Purdy, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee.

Drake appeals his conviction of first-degree murder and sentence of death. We have jurisdiction[1] and reverse his conviction.

Drake was charged with the murder of Odette Reeder. Late in…