MESSER v. STATE

No. 46849.

330 So.2d 137 (1976)

Charles Dwight MESSER, Jr., Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 31, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Ron Shelley, Public Defender, and John W. Fleming, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Gerald L. Knight, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


SUNDBERG, Justice.

Appellant, a 29-year-old male, appeals his conviction for first degree murder and robbery and sentence of death. This Court has jurisdiction under Article V, Section 3(b)(1), Florida Constitution, and Section 921.141(4), Florida Statutes. The facts of the case are as follows.

On the morning of November 27, 1973, two hunters discovered the body of a male, 25 to 30 years old, in a partially wooded area called Garcon Point. The hunters called...

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