Legal Opinion

Keech v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1876PublishedCited by 39 opinions

Error to the Circuit Court of St., John’s -.couniv, Áccessot,7 before the{'fa,ct tp murder in the first degree.,, ^... {f

1Opinion of the CourtRandall, C. J.

The plaintiff in error was indicted in October, 1875, in St. Johns county, as an accessory to the murder of one Ellen "Wells, by William Newton, 'who was indicted'for the mhr- ' der as á principal.

I. The accused pleaded in abatement to ’the indictment that the certificate of the chairman of the County Commissioners was not recorded by the clerk, together with the list of person's selected as qualified'to be jurors for the year 1875'; and, further, that the said list contained the names of ,301 persons instead of .300, 'and thht said list shdws that many names were erased therefrom,' and…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. DamonNew York Supreme Court · 1835
  2. Crim v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1869
  3. Sumpter v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1867
  4. State v. LongleyIndiana Supreme Court · 1858

3Cited by39 opinions

  1. Schwab v. BerggrenSupreme Court of the United States · 1892
  2. State v. HoytSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1880
  3. Adams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
  4. Lovett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  5. Cook v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1903

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