RUSSELL v. WAINWRIGHT

Nos. 71-713, 71-983.

266 So.2d 375 (1972)

Boyce Lee RUSSELL, Petitioner, v. Louie L. WAINWRIGHT, Director, Division of Corrections, Respondent. Boyce Lee RUSSELL, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter N. Colbath, Jr., Public Defender, Charles W. Musgrove and Edward H. Fine, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Nelson E. Bailey, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellees.


OWEN, Judge.

Boyce Lee Russell was convicted of first degree murder with recommendation of mercy, and sentenced to life imprisonment. No direct appeal was taken, but by means of writ of habeas corpus we have afforded to him delayed appellate review of his conviction.

Before this court Russell contends that (1) the identification of the deceased victim was not proved with the requisite sufficiency and (2) he was deprived of a fair and impartial trial because...

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