Stone v. State

378 So.2d 765 (1979)

Raymond R. STONE, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 48275.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 1, 1979.

Rehearing Denied January 31, 1980.

David J. Busch and Louis G. Carres, Asst. Public Defenders, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

ADKINS, Justice.

This is a direct appeal from a judgment adjudging defendant guilty of murder in the first degree and a sentence of death.

On August 22, 1974, the victim, Jacqueline Smith, reported for work at a General Electric plant. Her hours were from…