Brown v. State
Brown v. State
Opinion of the Court
The appellant was found guilty of rape and sentenced to life imprisonment. His appeal was considered by this court and the judgment and sentence were affirmed. Brown v. State, Fla.App.1971, 250 So.2d 13. Appellant thereafter filed a pro se motion to vacate judgment and sentence which was denied by the trial court. Upon appeal, appellant was provided counsel by the trial court upon proof of insolvency.
From the denial of the motion to vacate judgment and sentence, three points are presented here on appeal. The first urges that appellant’s constitutional rights were violated because the appellant, a minor, was not taken immediately before a
Appellant’s allegation that his trial counsel was incompetent is refuted by the record, and his allegation that he did not receive a fair trial was fully considered in his first appeal.
Affirmed.
.From its original enactment in 1951 to 1973, Fla.Stat. § 39.03 remained substantially unchanged but for minor amendments. Laws 1973, c. 73-231, §§ 7 and 8, however, substantially rewrote this section.
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