Selph v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Suwannee county. Mr. Justice Raney was absent when the opinion in this case was delivered. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The Chief-Justice delivered the opinion of the court:
The plaintiff in error, Moses Beauregard Selph, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Suwannee county for the murder of Wilson M. Kirkland. In the course 'of the trial one W. E. Robinson was introduced as a witness for the State. In his cross examination he stated as follows: “ Myself and the defendant were friendly ; myself and old man Selph were not friendly some time ago, but are now; nothing between me and Bogue ; I didn’t pledge myself to do all I could to convict Selph ; I took part in indignation meetings in Lake City; don’t remember…
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