Henry v. State

Citations

• 39 Fla. 233

Syllabus

<p>1. A verdict of a jury on a capital case as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of murder in the first degree, recommended to the mercy of the court by one,” and signed by a member of the jury as foreman, is a unanimous finding of murder in the first degree, with a recommendation of mercy by only one of the jury, and is not qualified under section 2924, Rev. Stat., as being a verdict with a recommendation of mercy by a majority of the jury.</p> <p>2. The evidence in this case held to be sufficient to sustain the verdict of murder in the first degree.</p>