ARMSTRONG v. STATE

No. 65-175.

179 So.2d 400 (1965)

George Edward ARMSTRONG, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

October 26, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Koeppel, Public Defender, and Phillip A. Hubbart, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and James T. Carlisle, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, C.J., and TILLMAN PEARSON and BARKDULL, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant was sentenced on May 21, 1957, to life imprisonment upon his plea of guilty to a charge of rape. His motion for relief pursuant to Criminal Procedure Rule I, F.S.A. ch. 924 Appendix was denied without evidentiary hearing on February 12, 1965. This appeal is from that order.

The substance of appellant's motion in the trial court was that he had been forced to confess by physical abuse from police officers.

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