WELLS v. STATE


98 So.2d 795 (1957)

Willie Andrew WELLS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Lamar Rose, Fort Myers, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and David U. Tumin, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


DREW, Justice.

Willie Andrew Wells was indicted by the Grand Jury of Charlotte County for murdering his wife, Gladys Jane Wells, by shooting her with a shotgun. The jury rendered a verdict of guilty without recommendation for mercy and the defendant Wells was sentenced to death by the trial court. The only question presented for our consideration in this appeal arises out of the plea of insanity interposed by the defendant.

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