Conner v. State

106 So.2d 416 (1958)

Harley A. CONNER, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 12, 1958.

C.A. Avriett, Jasper, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

O'CONNELL, Justice.

Defendant, Harley A. Conner, was indicted for the murder in the first degree of Mark Read, Sheriff of Gilchrist County, Florida. He plead not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity. The jury returned a verdict finding him guilty of murder in the first degree with no recommendation of mercy. Defendant's motion for new trial was…