STATE EX REL. WILKINS v. SINCLAIR

No. 33338.

162 So.2d 661 (1964)

STATE of Florida ex rel. Dan WILKINS and Tommy Lee Williams, Petitioners, v. Dewitt SINCLAIR, Warden of Florida State Penitentiary at Raiford, Florida, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 8, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tobias Simon and Irwin J. Block, Miami, for petitioners.

James W. Kynes, Atty. Gen. and A.G. Spicola, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for respondent.


ROBERTS, Justice.

The petitioners, Dan Wilkins and Tommy Lee Williams, were indicted, tried, convicted and adjudged guilty of murder in the first degree without recommendation to mercy. Motion for new trial timely made was denied, the cause appealed to this court and affirmed. See Wilkins and Williams v. State, Fla., 155 So.2d 129. On March 20, 1964, these petitioners sought petition for...

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