PICCOTT v. STATE


116 So.2d 626 (1959)

Howard B. PICCOTT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 12, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tobias Simon, Miami, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


O'CONNELL, Justice.

Appellant Piccott was indicted and tried for the rape of a nine year old girl. The jury returned a verdict of guilty without a recommendation to mercy. He appeals from the judgment of guilty and sentence to death which followed the jury's verdict.

Defendant does not contend that he did not commit the crime charged against him. In fact, in his own testimony at the trial he freely admitted commission of the rape. Nor does he contend that...

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