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Roberts v. State

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  • 268 So. 2d 578

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  • holding that where rape occurred at victim’s house and defendant had never been there before, evidence that fingerprints and palm prints found at scene of crime matched defendant’s prints was sufficient to sustain defendant’s conviction of rape
  • holding motion for judgment of acquittal properly denied where defendant’s fingerprints were found on kitchen doorjamb, on cigarette lighter in bedroom, and on windowsill in bedroom; prints were left in a private home in areas or on objects not accessible to general public

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Judges: Pearson and Charles Carroll, Jj., and Howell, Charles Cook, Jr., Associate Judge

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