Legal Opinion
Collins v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 10, 1925PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
The plaintiff in error, to whom reference will be made hereinafter as the defendant, killed Clarence Weeks by shooting him with a pistol on May 10th, 1923.
The defendant was indicted for murder, pleaded not guilty, and was convicted of manslaughter. The defense was self-defense and insanity.
The killing occurred in the following manner: Clarence Weeks came out of a house on Zack street in Tampa where he lived, and entered an automobile on invitation of Mrs. Reed, and in which she was sitting. Mrs. Reed also had a *580room in the house. The defendant was standing in the door of a drug store which is…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
- McNeill v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1893
- Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
- State v. HerrellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888
- Jackson v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1893
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3Cited by21 opinions
- State v. JenningsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
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- Darty v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
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- Knight v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
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