Legal Opinion

Murray v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 26, 1966No. 6715Published

1Opinion of the Court

LILES, Judge.

Appellant filed a motion to vacate his judgment and sentence pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule No. 1, Ch. 924, F.S.A., Appendix. The trial court, after a hearing on the motion, denied the relief. This appeal followed.

The Tampa, Florida Police in the early morning hours of May 24, 1957 apprehended the appellant, an illiterate Negro, •and charged him with “sleeping on the street and he also fit a description that we liad on a B and E. * * * ” He was questioned at great lengths regarding the alleged breaking and entering, but the interrogation later turned to the rape of a white…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Powell v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
  2. Hamilton v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
  3. White v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  4. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1964
  5. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966

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