JONES v. STATE

No. 47472.

362 So.2d 1334 (1978)

Leslie JONES, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied October 24, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Henry Clay Mitchell, Jr., Pensacola, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and A.S. Johnston, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a conviction of murder in the first degree for which the jury recommended and the trial judge imposed a sentence of death. We have jurisdiction pursuant to Article V, Section 3(b)(1), of the Florida Constitution. We reverse the conviction and the sentence.

On December 2, 1974, appellant and one Calvin Dugan entered a liquor store in Pensacola, Florida, with the intent to commit a robbery. Both were armed; Dugan was masked...

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