Case Name: Vernon PITTMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1973-10-16
Citations: 287 So. 2d 337
Docket Number: No. 72-253
Parties: Vernon PITTMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before PEARSON, CHARLES CARROLL and HENDRY, JJ.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 287
Pages: 337–337

Head Matter:
Vernon PITTMAN, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 72-253.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 16, 1973.
Rehearing Denied Jan. 21, 1974.
Phillip A. Hubbart, Public Defender, and Basil E. Dalack, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Stephen V. Rosen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appel-lee.
Before PEARSON, CHARLES CARROLL and HENDRY, JJ.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The defendant was indicted for murder in the first degree. On trial by the court, following waiver of jury trial, he was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and sentenced to imprisonment therefor. The arguments for reversal presented by the appellant have been considered in the light of the record and briefs and are found to be without merit. The evidence was sufficient to sustain the judgment. The appellant's challenge to the legality of the grand jury by which he was indicted was untimely, raised first on appeal. See § 905.05 Fla.Stat., F.S.A.; Yates v. State, 43 Fla. 177, 29 So. 965; Frazier v. State, Fla.1958, 107 So.2d 16. Compare State v. Silva, Fla.1972, 259 So.2d 153, 158. The inculpatory statement of the defendant was properly admitted.
Affirmed.