Patrick v. State

Plaintiff in error was indicted and tried for murder in the first degree and convicted of manslaughter. On writ of error to this court the judgment was reversed because of an erroneous charge. Patrick v. State, 117 Fla. 432, 158 So, 101. A new trial resulted in a second conviction of manslaughter and a sentence to hard labor for ten years in the State penitentiary. The latter judgment is here for review.

On second writ of error it is contended that the evidence is insufficient to support the verdict and judgment, that the court erred in refusing to permit certain evidence proffered by the…