Judges: PER CURIAM. —
Attorneys: Akerman Akerman, H. B. S. Hammond, and Palmer, Dickension Shirley, for Plaintiff in Error;
J. B. Johnson, Attorney General, and Roy Campbell, Assistant Attorney General, for Defendant in Error.
Filed: Aug. 01, 1927
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Plaintiff in error, A. B. Christie, was indicted, tried and convicted for the crime of rape. The death penalty was imposed and writ of error taken to the judgment. The crime was alleged to have been committed in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, on the early morning of October 15th, 1926. Christie was arrested about noon of the same date and lodged in the Orange County jail where he remained till October 18th, when he was removed to the county jail of Hillsborough County, one hundred miles away f
Summary: Plaintiff in error, A. B. Christie, was indicted, tried and convicted for the crime of rape. The death penalty was imposed and writ of error taken to the judgment. The crime was alleged to have been committed in Orlando, Orange County, Florida, on the early morning of October 15th, 1926. Christie was arrested about noon of the same date and lodged in the Orange County jail where he remained till October 18th, when he was removed to the county jail of Hillsborough County, one hundred miles away fo..
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I concur in the conclusion reached because I think the requested charge which was refused contained a correct statement of the law and was applicable to the evidence, the inherent weakness of which left the question of consent a matter of doubt.
I do not concur in the view that any undue haste existed in bringing the defendant to trial which could be said to have impaired his rights under the law.
