WHEELER v. STATE

No. GG-420.

362 So.2d 377 (1978)

Wayne Edward WHEELER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied September 27, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David LaCroix, Sp. Public Defender, Gainesville, for appellant.

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


SMITH, Acting Chief Judge.

An appeal from a judgment and life sentence for first degree murder. There was abundant evidence that the elderly female victim was raped, then strangled to death. Appellant's fingerprints and bloody palm print were found on the wall of her apartment. He made a tape-recorded confession to officers after receiving Miranda warnings. Appellant presents several points.

The inadvertent references by witnesses to the prior "trial...

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