Legal Opinion

Johnson v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1908PublishedCited by 15 opinions

This case was decided by Division A. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court, for Columbia County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the CourtShackleford, C. J.

—Ross Johnson, the plaintiff in error, was indicted in the circuit court for Columbia county, at the Fall term, 1907, for murder in the first degree, tried at the same term and found guilty of murder in the third degree and sentenced to imprisonment in the state prison for the period of five years. From this judgment he seeks relief here by writ of error, returnable to the present term.

The sole error assigned is based upon the denial of the motion for a new trial. We shall consider such grounds of this motion .as are argued before us, treating the other grounds as abandoned. McNish v. State,…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. McNish v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1904
  2. Colson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
  3. Clemmons v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1901
  4. Spires v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1905

3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Blackwell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
  2. Putnal v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  3. Pensacola Electric Co. v. BissettSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
  4. Killen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1957
  5. Bass v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1909

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