Sloan v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Reversed because of refusal to give requested instruction on murder in the second degree, to which Taylor, C. J., dissents. Writ of error to Circuit Court, Volusia County; Jas. W. Perkins, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, C. J.
By writ of error the defendant below, Ed Sloan, brings here for review his conviction and death sentence for the crime of murder in the first degree in the Circuit Court of Volusia County.
We will consider only such assignments of error as are argued and presented in the very able briefs of counsel for the plaintiff in error, who has exhibited in such briefs great ingenuity, industry and research, and we shall consider them in the order in which they are presented.
The alleged error first presented is the fifth assignment of error predicated on the giving by the court to the jury of the…
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