Legal Opinion

Hodge v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1890PublishedCited by 39 opinions

Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Marion County. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the Court

Mitchell, J.:

Writ of error to the Circuit Court of Marion County.

On the 15th. day of January, 1888, Hodge, the plaintiff in error, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Marion County, of murdering his brother-in-law, Jesse J. Marlow, by shooting. Motions were made for new trial and in arrest of judgment, which motions were overruled, the accused sentenced to the penitentiary for life, and the cause comes up before this Court upon writ of error.

The first error assigned is, that the Court refused to quash the indictment. One of the grounds urged for quashing the indictment was, that it did not…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. People v. GarbuttMichigan Supreme Court · 1868
  2. The People v. . McCannNew York Court of Appeals · 1857
  3. Hopps v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1863
  4. Guetig v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1879
  5. Newcomb v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1872

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3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. CrosbySupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  2. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1988
  3. Hoodless v. JerniganSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  4. Jones v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
  5. Brazie v. Fayette County CommissionersWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1884

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