Legal Opinion
Spinkellink v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 19, 1975No. 44805PublishedCited by 130 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
313 So.2d 666 (1975)
John A. SPINKELLINK, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 44805.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 19, 1975.
Rehearing Denied May 8, 1975.
Brian T. Hayes, Monticello, and Ken Davis, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Michael M. Corin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
BOYD, Justice.
This cause is before us on direct appeal from the Circuit Court, Leon County. Appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to death, thereby giving this Court jurisdiction of this appeal.[1]
The pertinent facts appear as follows. The 24 year…
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