Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Copeland v. Mayo
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided April 27, 1956PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
87 So.2d 501 (1956)
STATE of Florida ex rel. Charlie COPELAND, Jr., Petitioner,
v.
Nathan MAYO, Prison Custodian of the State of Florida, Respondent.
Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc.
April 27, 1956.
Releford McGriff and Ernest D. Jackson, Sr., Jacksonville, for petitioner.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.
TERRELL, Justice.
July 24, 1953, petitioner was indicted for rape in Duval County. He was tried and convicted September 23, 1953, without recommendation for mercy and was sentenced to death by electrocution. On appeal to the Supreme Court of Florida…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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