Legal Opinion
Cherry v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 15, 1856PublishedCited by 4 opinions
Appeal from a judgment of the Circuit Court for Duval County. The opinion of the Court embraces a full statement of the facts as disclosed by the record.
1Opinion of the CourtDu Pout, J.
The record in this case discloses, that at a term of the' Circuit Court of Duvál county, James H. Cherry, the appellant, was indicted, tried and convicted for the statutory offence of “living in a state of fornication with a colored female.” The indictment is set out in extenso, and upon it are the following endorsements, viz:
“The State of Florida vs. James Cherry:—Fornication with a colored female.”
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COLUMBUS DBFW,
Foreman
The récord óf thé finding of thé Grand Jury, as exhibited by the minutes of the Circuit Court) is in the following words, viz:
*681“And now, on this 24th day of March,…
2Cited by4 opinions
- Tindall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Craft v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1900
- Clemmons v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962
- Williams v. StateCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1913