JONES v. STATE

No. 73-167.

286 So.2d 29 (1973)

Geneva JONES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

November 27, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Phillip Hubbart, Public Defender, and Bennett Brummer and Kathleen Gallagher, Asst. Public Defenders, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Linda C. Hertz, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before PEARSON, HENDRY and HAVERFIELD, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant was indicted for murder in the first degree, tried by jury, found guilty of murder in the second degree and sentenced to thirty years in the state penitentiary.

On appeal, defendant-appellant contends the evidence was insufficient to sustain the verdict in that she alleges her testimony that the crime was committed in self-defense was not controverted and, therefore, should have been taken as true.

Contrary to appellant's...

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