Legal Opinion

Elkins v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided February 13, 1928PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.

Plaintiff in error was convicted of embezzlement and seeks to reverse the judgment on writ of error.

The motion in arrest of judgment was without merit, and there was no error in the court’s order overruling it.

The motion for new trial is not presented to this Court, in the bill of exceptions, and may not be considered. This bill of exceptions and transcript were made up and the transcript filed before the Act of June 6, 1927, Chapter 12019, Laws of 1927, was adopted.

The information ran in the name of, and was signed and sworn to, by an assistant county solicitor, who was without lawful…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Thalheim v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1896
  2. Harris v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
  3. Stedman v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
  4. Renfroe v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1918
  5. Melbourne v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1905

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Channell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
  2. McKinley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1931

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