Brantley v. State

The offense of which the accused in this ease was convicted charges in two counts the writing, composing, and sending a communication containing a threat to do bodily injury to the person to whom it was addressed, the crime denounced by section 5094, Revised General Statutes of Florida. Upon a trial there was a verdict and judgment of guilty as charged. Writ of error was taken from this court.

There are two assignments of error. The first seeks a review of the ruling of the trial court refusing to direct the jury, upon motion of defendant at the close of the state’s case, to return a verdict…