Dickens 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 CourtShackleford, C. J.
At the Spring term, 1904, of the Circuit Court for Jackson county the plaintiff in error, Joe Dickens, (hereinafter referred to as the defendant), was indicted for murder in the first degree and was tried *19at the same term, which trial resulted in a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation to the mercy of the court, and the defendant was sentenced to the State prison for life. From this judgment and sentence the defendant seeks relief here by writ of error.
The first error assigned is based upon the overruling of the motion to quash the indictment. The ground of this motion was that the…
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