STURGIS v. STATE

No. 2268.

233 So.2d 166 (1970)

Fred Willie STURGIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied April 15, 1970.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Reddick, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles W. Musgrove, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


McCAIN, Judge.

Appellant, with three other negro males, Stubbs, Jones and Waye, was jointly indicted and jointly tried for the crime of rape, a verdict of guilty with recommendaation of mercy being returned against all.

Appellant's main vituperation concerns the admission into evidence of statements by two of the co-defendants, Jones and Stubbs, which inculpated him.

Notwithstanding the court's instruction to the jury to disregard these statements...

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