TAYLOR v. STATE

No. 44343.

294 So.2d 648 (1974)

Joseph TAYLOR, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 15, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Varon, Sp. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Raymond L. Marky, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


McCAIN, Justice.

The defendant, Joseph Taylor, was tried by a jury and found guilty of murder in the first degree. The jury subsequently returned a recommendation of mercy, but the trial judge imposed a sentence of death in the electric chair. The defendant thereupon appealed to this Court. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, F.S.A.

The evidence presented at trial established that the defendant, in the company...

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