Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Brown v. Mayo
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 15, 1934PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, P. J.
In habeas corpus proceedings it appears that JRichard Brown was charged with assault with a premeditated design and intent to commit murder, that he pleaded guilty of “assault with intent to commit manslaughter” and was sentenced to imprisonment for five years in the State penitentiary. The question to be determined is the legality of the sentence.
The statutes of the State contain the following:
“The killing of a human being by the act, procurement or culpable negligence of another, in cases where such killing shall not be justifiable or excusable homicide nor murder, according to the…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Walden v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
3Cited by3 opinions
- Taylor v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Karle Charlton v. Louis L. Wainwright, Director, Department of CorrectionsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Pritchett v. Brevard Naval Stores Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1936