Copeland v. State

76 So.2d 137 (1954)

Charlie COPELAND, Jr., Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.

November 30, 1954.

Sam B. Wilson, Releford McGriff, Jacksonville, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Mark R. Hawes, Asst. Atty. Gen., William A. Hallowes, III, Jacksonville, for appellee.

MATHEWS, Justice.

This is an appeal from a judgment and sentence of death based upon a verdict of guilty without recommendation for mercy in a rape case.

On July 24, 1953, the Grand Jury in Duval County returned an indictment against the appellant charging him with rape of a female in…