Hamilton v. State

88 So.2d 606 (1956)

LIONEL S. HAMILTON, APPELLANT,

v.

THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B.

June 29, 1956.

Rehearing Denied July 16, 1956.

Joseph L. Wolf, Branch & Goff and Talton A. Branch, Tampa, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., Jos. Manners and B. Jay Owen, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

THORNAL, Justice.

Appellant, who was defendant below, seeks reversal of a judgment of conviction pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of the offense defined by Section 800.04, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., condemning the fondling of a child under 14 years of…