Legal Opinion

Snelling v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1905PublishedCited by 11 opinions

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 Court

Whitfield, O. J.

The plaintiff in error was indicted for the murder of Wylie Tridgeon and convicted of manslaughter in .the Circuit Court for Jackson county, and brings this writ of error from the judgment.

*36The first witness for the State at the trial testified that he, the deceased, Manuel Ham, and a woman called Janie were in the “shanty that Loren- Snelling was staying in at the time,” when Loren Snelling entered the shanty, asked why they were there and ordered them out; that all came out, and soon thereafter the homicide occurred. On cross-examination this witness was asked the question…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Baldwin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  2. Peadon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1903

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Pell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
  2. Danford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  3. State v. BobbittSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  4. McAden v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1945
  5. McCall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1908

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