COLLINS v. STATE

No. 68-1107.

227 So.2d 538 (1969)

Harry COLLINS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied November 21, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Carlton, Jr., and George D. Gold, Miami, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON, C.J., and CHARLES CARROLL and HENDRY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant was indicted for first degree murder. He pled not guilty by reason of insanity. Trial before a jury resulted in a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation of mercy. A mandatory life sentence followed. The defendant appealed.

The sole contention made here is that the trial court committed reversible error in allowing the use, as evidence bearing on the issue of insanity, of a statement volunteered...

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