JORDAN v. STATE

No. 73-543.

293 So.2d 131 (1974)

Willie Lee JORDAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 19, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Gardner, Public Defender, and Charles H. Livingston, Asst. Public Defender, Sarasota, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corces, Jr., Asst. Atty., Gen., Tampa, for appellee.


GRIMES, Judge.

The appellant, a black man, was charged with raping a white woman. Prior to trial, appellant filed a "Motion to Exclude Jury Panel" which was grounded upon appellant's contention that the panel was selected in an unconstitutional manner.1 Following denial of his motion, appellant was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.

For purposes of the hearing on appellant's motion, counsel agreed to adopt a transcript...

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