Legal Opinion

Crockett v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided April 7, 1939PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Per curiam

Plaintiff in Error was indicted by the grand jury of Baker County for murder in the first degree. She pleaded self-defense. The jury fund her guilty of man slaughter and she wasi sentenced by the court to a term of five years in the penitentiary.

The charge of the court was eminently fair and we find no reversible error in the record. The only question in the case is whether or not the evidence was sufficient to sustain the verdict. The case has been ably briefed and argued by counsel both for the plaintiff in error and the State. We have given careful consideration to the principles of law…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Brannen v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
  2. O'Steen v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  3. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1889
  4. Dickens v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
  5. May v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1925

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Brasseaux v. GirouardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1973
  2. Britts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
  3. Florida Power & Light Co. v. BrinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  4. Warren v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  5. Stewart v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972

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