Keaton v. State

273 So.2d 385 (1973)

Dave Roby KEATON, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 41231.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 21, 1973.

Kent Spriggs, Tallahassee, Paul L. Ross, James Reif, Morton Stavis and Margaret Ratner, New York City, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., William E. Whitlock, III, and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Attys. Gen., for appellee.

Appellant Keaton and his co-defendant Johnny Frederick (who is not a party to this appeal), were tried jointly before a jury in the Circuit Court in and for Leon County and both were convicted of murder in the first degree. Mercy was not…