Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 6, 1957PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
92 So.2d 621 (1957)
Jimmie Lee THOMAS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Supreme Court of Florida, En Banc.
February 6, 1957.
Rehearing Denied March 7, 1957.
Ernest D. Jackson, Sr., Jacksonville, for appellant.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
TERRELL, Chief Justice.
Jimmie Lee Thomas was indicted, tried and convicted for rape in Duval County, his conviction having taken place July 21, 1955. The extreme penalty (death by electrocution) was imposed and this appeal was prosecuted from that judgment.
The first point urged for reversal is whether…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Louette v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Flowers v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1943
- Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
- State Ex Rel. Johnson v. MayoSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
3 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by19 opinions
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- Frazier v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1958
- McNeal v. CulverSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971
- Young v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1962
14 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.