Flowers v. State

CHAPMAN, J.:

The appellant, Edgar Flowers, on May 7, 1942, was indicted for the crime of rape by a grand jury of Hillsborough County, Florida. He was placed upon trial and by a jury found guilty on June 5, 1942. His motions for arrest of judgment and new trial were denied and the defendant below sentenced to death. He has perfected his appeal therefrom to this Court. The victim is the wife of a soldier at the time stationed at MacDill Field with night duty assignments. His wife was residing at Apartment No. 10 situated at 111 South Newport Street, Tampa, Florida. She visited among friends and…