Legal Opinion

Armstrong v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1892PublishedCited by 59 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval county.

1Opinion of the Court

Mabry, J.:

Plaintiff in error, Robert Armstrong, was indicted in the Duval Circuit Court for the murder of Carleton Lowe, and has been twice tried and convicted in Du-val county of the alleged offense. The first conviction occurred in May, A. D. 1890, and on writ of error to this court the judgment of the trial court was reversed and a new trial awarded. 27 Fla., 366, 9 South. Rep., 1. This reversal was upon the ground of misdirection of the jury by the court. In December, A. D. 1891, another trial resulted in a verdict of guilty, and a sentence of death, and by writ of error, the proceedings…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance v. LathropSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
  2. Brotherton v. . the PeopleNew York Court of Appeals · 1878
  3. Schultz v. Pacific InsuranceSupreme Court of Florida · 1872
  4. Langdon v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1890
  5. State v. LoweSupreme Court of Missouri · 1887

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3Cited by59 opinions

  1. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
  2. In Re KellySupreme Court of Florida · 1970
  3. McDonald v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  4. Carney v. StringfellowSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  5. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1971

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