Baker v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough county. STATEMENT. The testimony in this case, which was tried in the Circuit Court in December, 1891, is as follows : E. J. Bowen, a witness for the State, testified that he saw deceased, Jonathan A. Brown, on the morning of June 15th, 1890, when he got up ; saw nothing remarkable about his health, it was good ; he and Brown had been working together for about two wTeeks, and were rooming together at the house of Mrs.…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Hillsborough county. STATEMENT. The testimony in this case, which was tried in the Circuit Court in December, 1891, is as follows : E. J. Bowen, a witness for the State, testified that he saw deceased, Jonathan A. Brown, on the morning of June 15th, 1890, when he got up ; saw nothing remarkable about his health, it was good ; he and Brown had been working together for about two wTeeks, and were rooming together at the house of Mrs. Hale, in Ybor City; Brown was a very"hard working man, and about sixty years old. After breakfast Brown went to Ybor City,…
1Opinion of the Court
Raney, C. J.:
I. Upon the trial of this cause in the Circuit Court, *57Dr. Jackson, a witness for the State, was asked on Ms cross-examination who aided Mm in making' the internal examination of the body of the deceased, and he replied that it was Dr. J. P. Wall; and he was then asked : “Who requested you and Dr. Wall to do that?’’ and replied : “I think it was yourself.’’ The entry in the bill of exceptions at this point is as follows: “Counsel for the State objects, and asks what is the object of this. Court sustains the objection, and counsel for the defense save an exception to the ruling of…
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