Rollins v. State

148 So.2d 274 (1963)

William Marrett ROLLINS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 31700.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 2, 1963.

Richard H. Hyatt, Sebring, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Bruce R. Jacob, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

O'CONNELL, Justice.

William Marrett Rollins, the appellant, Michael Nelson and Donald Gene Walker, all negroes, were indicted for, pled not guilty to, and were thereafter jointly tried and convicted by one jury of the first degree murder of Henry P. Townsend, who was killed during the perpetration of a robbery by the three persons above…