Stinson v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to Circuit Court for Columbia County; M. F. Howe, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
The plaintiff -in error, Stinson, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted in the Circuit Court for Columbia County of the crime of murder in the second degree upon an. indictment charging him with the murder of James Prevatt on May 19, 1917. The indictment was filed on April 23, 1918, the defendant pleaded not guilty three days later and the trial was begun on the first day- of May following.
The defendant by his counsel moved for a continuance upon the ground that a material witness named Harry Green ivas then absent without the consent of the defendant. The motion was…
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