COACHMAN v. STATE

No. B-147.

114 So.2d 189 (1959)

Edwin W. COACHMAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. First District.

Rehearing Denied September 4, 1959.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Causey S. Green, Palatka, Scruggs, Carmichael & Avera, Gainesville, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Edward S. Jaffry, Asst. Atty. Gen., for the State.


WIGGINTON, Chief Judge.

On December 9, 1958, defendant was found guilty of murder in the second degree. Upon denial of his motion for new trial he was adjudged guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. It is from this judgment and sentence that appeal is taken.

Plaintiff makes two principal points on appeal. He urges that the testimony of the State's witnesses is so conflicting on the material elements of the offense charged that it cannot be said that defendant...

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