Paige v. State

Appellant, Namon D. Paige, was convicted by jury for the crime of rape. The majority of the jury recommended mercy. Following the trial the judge sentenced appellant to life imprisonment. He filed notice of appeal and this court affirmed. Paige v. State, Fla.App.1969, 227 So.2d 727.

Subsequently, appellant filed a RCrP 3.-850, 33 F.S.A., motion in an effort to vacate and set aside the judgment and sentence. After review and consideration the motion was denied by the Honorable Gun-ter Stephenson, circuit judge, Tenth Judicial Circuit. The present appeal seeks a reversal of the court’s order…