EVERETT v. STATE


97 So.2d 241 (1957)

George Lowell EVERETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 29, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cornett, Duncan & Leath, Panama City, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


TERRELL, Chief Justice.

Appellant, George Lowell Everett, was indicted, tried and convicted for the murder of Lou Ellen Jones. The indictment charged that the murder was committed on January 18, 1955, by choking deceased with a short length of cord. To the indictment defendant entered a plea of "not guilty," by reason of insanity at the time of the commission of the act.

Pursuant to Sections 909.17 and 917.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., the court appointed...

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