McAden v. State

CHAPMAN, C. J.:

The appellant, Pearl McAden, was indicted by a grand jury of Hillsborough County, Florida, for the unlawful killing of Charles William Vanderhorst, Jr., on the 15th day of January, 1944, in Hillsborough County. He was placed upon trial and convicted of murder in the second degree and sentenced to life imprisonment in the State. Prison. He has perfected an appeal here.

The record discloses that the trial court, upon motion of the defendant below, on the 24th day of March, 1944, entered an order directing the State Attorney to furnish to the defendant, or his counsel, a complete…