Coatney v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Tlxis case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Holmes County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, C. J.
On writ of error it is contended that the judgment of conviction of murder in the second degree should be reversed because the court ruled that evidence of a dying declaration was not admissible on behalf of the accused, and because the court excluded evidence of a dying declaration made on one day upon a predicate laid as to a dying declaration made on the previous day.
In a prosecution for homicide evidence of declarations made by the deceased before his death as to facts that actually caused his subsequent death or as to circumstances that actually resulted in his subsequent death, is…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Redman v. MurrelSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1906
- Hopkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1906
- Goff v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
- Guest v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1910
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- State v. SanfordNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1939
- Witherspoon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
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