WHITEHEAD v. STATE

No. 70-241.

245 So.2d 94 (1971)

Howard WHITEHEAD, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

Rehearing Denied March 22, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jack R. Schoonover, Port Charlotte, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Warren H. Petersen, Asst. Atty. Gen., Lakeland, for appellee.


McNULTY, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of second degree murder in the shooting death of "Rocky" Doss and appeals. We reverse.

It undisputedly appears that appellant was a rancher in Lee County and was also, apparently, in the land clearing and road building business. "Rocky" was one of his employees, as was one Lynn Grant who lived in a trailer on appellant's ranch.

On the night of the tragedy the deceased's 14 year old stepdaughter, Kim, had been...

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