Williams v. State

268 So.2d 566 (1972)

James Garfield WILLIAMS, Appellant,

v.

The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 72-472.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 14, 1972.

Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender and Alan S. Becker, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Joel D. Rosenblatt, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON, CHARLES CARROLL and HAVERFIELD, JJ.

The appellant was charged by information with second degree murder. He was tried before a jury in the criminal court of record of Dade County and convicted of third degree murder, of which crime he was…