Legal Opinion
Spencer v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided October 25, 1961No. 31108PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
133 So.2d 729 (1961)
Emmitt Monroe SPENCER, also known as Emitt Spencer, also known as Emmett Monroe Spencer, also known as Emmett Spencer, Appellant,
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 31108.
Supreme Court of Florida.
October 25, 1961.
Robert C. Youmans and Tom O. Watkins, Key West, for appellant.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
THORNAL, Justice.
Appellant Spencer has been sentenced to death pursuant to a judgment of conviction based upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of murder in the first degree with no mercy recommendation.
The sole points…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
- Henderson v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- McVeigh v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
- Tyson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- West v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1942
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3Cited by80 opinions
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