Singleton v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to tlie Circuit Court for Hillsborough county. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mabry, C. J.:
The plaintiff in error was indicted, tried and convicted of murder in the first degree, and from the sentence of the court imposing the death penalty a writ of error has been sued out.
An error was committed during the progress of the trial of the cause that will necessitate a reversal of the judgment rendered against the accused. The State introduced as a witness one Howard Bishop who testified to material and damaging facts against the accused. It is not deemed necessary to set out the testimony of the witness, as there can be no doubt that it bore directly upon defendant’s…
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