HOYT v. STATE


119 So.2d 691 (1959)

Gwendolyn HOYT, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied April 20, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C.J. Hardee, Jr., of Hardee & Ott and Carl C. Durrance, Tampa, for appellant.

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


DREW, Justice.

Gwendolyn Hoyt was indicted for second-degree murder of her husband Clarence Hoyt. She pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of temporary insanity, was tried and a verdict of guilty as charged was rendered by the jury.

The homicide occurred at the parties' home when appellant, after prolonged marital discord and alleged infidelities, called her husband from his military station in another city...

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