Bryant v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
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
Liddon, C. J.:
The plaintiff in error was indicted in the Circuit Court of Marion county for the murder of Moses Williams. At a trial had at the Spring term, 1894, he was convicted of murder in the first degree and sentenced to death. I-Ie assigns the following errors as having been committed by the court below: 1st. Refusing motion for a continuance. 2nd. That proper-oath was not administered to jurors. 3rd. Refusal of court to give charges asked for by defendant. 4th. In ordering the jury to retire and consider a second verdict. We consider these assignments in their numerical order. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Lovett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- Gladden v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1868
- Ballard v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1893
- Blige v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1884
- Grant v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1894
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Washington v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1923
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- Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
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