Legal Opinion

McDowell v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 18, 1948PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

CHAPMAN, J.:

The appellant, Bertha Lee McDowell, alias Bertha Lee McDower, and Richard Jefferson, alias Willie McKinley, were convicted in the Circuit Court of Clay County, Florida, for the crime of grand larceny and each was by the trial court sentenced to serve a period of two years in the State Prison at hard labor. Bertha Lee McDowell, alias Bertha Lee McDower, has perfected an appeal here.

Counsel for appellant contends that the judgment should be reversed because: First, the testimony of the State is vague, indefinite and legally insufficient to show that the appellant received the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fitch v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1938
  2. Campbell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  3. Bussart v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1937
  4. Haynes v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1941

3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Tatzel v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1978
  2. Colebrook v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  3. State v. McCurdyDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
  4. Wilson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  5. Trimble v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1962

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