McCOY v. STATE

Nos. 5063, 5147.

175 So.2d 588 (1965)

James Kelly McCOY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee. James Milton ANDERSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Second District.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1965.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Garrett & Garrett and William H. Taylor, Jr., Tampa, for appellants.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert G. Stokes, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lakeland, for appellee.


SMITH, Chief Judge.

The defendants in these consolidated appeals were jointly tried on an indictment charging first degree murder. They seek reversal of their convictions for second degree murder on the grounds that the trial court erred (1) in refusing to give the jury certain requested instructions chiefly on self-defense; (2) in admitting into evidence over objection certain incriminating statements; and (3) in refusing to declare a mistrial because members of...

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