Douglas v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
328 So.2d 18 (1976)
Howard Virgil Lee DOUGLAS, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 44864.
Supreme Court of Florida.
February 18, 1976.
James A. Gardner, Public Defender, and Elliott C. Metcalfe, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
JOANOS, JAMES E., Circuit Judge.
The appellant was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. Jurisdiction to hear this cause lies in Article V, Section 3(b)(1), of the Constitution of the State of Florida.
The State's primary witness, Helen Atkins, wife…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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