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State v. Tracey

Supreme Court of Florida
May 2, 1958
102 So. 2d 386 (Fla. 1958)

Opinion

May 2, 1958.

Appeal from Criminal Court of Record for Duval County, A. Lloyd Layton, Judge.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Odis M. Henderson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellant.

Damon G. Yerkes, Jacksonville, for appellee.


The judgment is affirmed on authority of Butler v. State of Michigan, 1957, 352 U.S. 380, 77 S.Ct. 524, 1 L.Ed.2d 412. The conclusion herein reached is not to be construed as reflecting adversely on the constitutionality of Section 847.01, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., as amended by Chapter 57-779 General Laws of Florida 1957 which was not here considered. See Roth v. United States, 354 U.S. 476, 77 S.Ct. 1304, 1 L.Ed.2d 1498.

TERRELL, C.J., and ROBERTS, DREW, THORNAL and O'CONNELL, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

State v. Tracey

Supreme Court of Florida
May 2, 1958
102 So. 2d 386 (Fla. 1958)
Case details for

State v. Tracey

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLANT, v. FRANK T. TRACEY, APPELLEE

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: May 2, 1958

Citations

102 So. 2d 386 (Fla. 1958)

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