Bellamy v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Jackson County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCockrell, J.
Upon an indictment for the murder of Lilia Reese, William, Bellamy was tried in the Circuit •Court for Jackson County, and convicted of manslaughter. He was sentenced to a term of eight years in the State Prison.
It is suggested, we cannot say argued, that the evidence does not show that death resulted from the gunshot wound. There is some degree of looseness on the part of the State in its proof of the cause of death which does not commend itself as a precedent in cases where more direct evidence is available, yet we do not find that error has been made to appear.
It was sufficiently…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1897
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