Arrington v. State

233 So.2d 634 (1970)

Marie Dean ARRINGTON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 38661.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 1, 1970.

Edward R. Kirkland, Orlando, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and J. Christian Meffert, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Appellant directly appeals a first degree murder conviction without recommendation of mercy for the slaying of Vivian June Ritter, secretary to the Public Defender in Leesburg, Lake County, Florida. Article V, Section 4(2), Florida Constitution, F.S.A.

Briefly stated, the facts are these. On April 22, 1968, the deceased drove her 1965 white…