Legal Opinion

Forehand v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided December 11, 1936PublishedCited by 36 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtEllis, P. J.

Pleas Forehand was on the 10th day of October, 1935, convicted of the murder in the first degree of William D. Pledger in the County of Bay and seeks to reverse the judgment of conviction on writ of error.

The person alleged to have been killed by Forehand was William D. Pledger and the offense was alleged to have been committed in Bay County on the 7th day of September, 1935.

The controlling point in this controversy is whether the evidence discloses a premeditated design on the part of the accused to take the life of the deceased or some other person.

' The evidence discloses in substance the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Savage v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1882
  2. Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  3. State v. . McCormacSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
  4. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1880
  5. Fuller v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1926

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3Cited by36 opinions

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  3. Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  4. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2007
  5. Larry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1958

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