Legal Opinion
Pelham v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 10, 1915PublishedCited by 7 opinions
Writ of Error to Circuit Court, Jackson County; D. J. Jones, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
Pelham was convicted of murder in the second degree for killing Jim Martin with a shotgun, and took writ of error.
The homicide occurred at a mill, and Frank Fowler, a *297witness for the defendant, who was at the mill with the defendant when the homicide occurred, testified that the reputation of the deceased for being a violent and quarrelsome man was bad.
The court excluded the following questions asked the witness Frank Fowler, ms: “Did you and Mr. Pelham, shortly before the arrival of Martin have a conversation in reference to Martin coming there about that time, if so state what was said?”…
2Cited by7 opinions
- Britt v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
- State Ex Rel. First Presbyterian Church v. FullerSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
- Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
- Union Bus Co. v. MatthewsSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
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