Clemons v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHocker, J.
At the spring term, A. D. 1903, of the Circuit Court of Hillsborough county, Lafayette Clemons *11and Samuel Clemons were indicted for the murder of Thomas J. Smith. The indictment contains two counts; in the first the homicide is charged to have been committed “with a certain deadly weapon, to-wit: a contrivance commonly known as ‘metallic knucks/ a further and more definite description of which is to the grand jurors unknown;” and in the second count, “with a certain deadly weapon a more particular description whereof is to the grand jurors unknown.” Lafayette Clemons in each count is charged…
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