Keigans v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division B. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Pasco County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtParkhill, J.
The plaintiff in error was indicted in the Circuit Court of Pasco County for the murder of Hansel Norman, was tried and convicted of murder in the first' degree, and from the sentence of death imposed by the Court, seeks relief here by writ of error.
1. The following charge given by the Court to the jury and duly excepted to, is assigned as error: “The jury are the sole judges of the evidence and of the weight- and sufficiency of the evidence. It is your peculiar province to determine which of the witnesses or what portions of their testimony you will believe; and which, if any, you will not…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- People of the State of New York v. . MajoneNew York Court of Appeals · 1883
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