ELLIS v. STATE

No. S-298.

281 So.2d 390 (1973)

Stephen Robert ELLIS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

August 21, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard W. Ervin, III, Public Defender, and Robert C. Parker, Jr., Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Enoch J. Whitney, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

Appellant, a hitchhiker, was convicted of murdering a good samaritan who stopped and gave him a lift in total disregard of the increasing danger inherent in such practice.

The primary contention made in support of reversal is that there was no evidence of premeditation since it appeared that appellant had been taking drugs.

We reject this contention. Appellant's ability to formulate his intent to rob his benefactor is ample evidence that...

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