Doke v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to Circuit Court, Alachua County; Jas. T. Wills, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
Claud Doke was convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court for Alachua County upon an indictment charging him with the murder of W. Lewis *634Abbott, and comes here upon writ of error complaining that the evidence is not sufficient to support the verdict.
Claud Doke was indebted to W. Lewis Abbott in the sum of ten dollars for the purchase of an old buggy and was unable to pay. Abbott was persistent in his efforts to collect the debt from Doke notwithstanding the latter’s repeated statements to Abbott that he was unable to pay.
About eight or ten months before Abbott was killed Doke suffered…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lovett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- Ballard v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1893
- Danford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1907
- Peadon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
- Padgett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Pell v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1929
- Linsley v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1924
- Redondo v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1980
- Tige Scholl v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Teal v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1935
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