McElevene v. State

In this case plaintiff in error was indicted charged with murder in the first degree and was convicted of murder in the second degree in the Honorable Circuit Court of Columbia County, Florida. •

One of the contentions made here is that the indictment fails to sufficiently charge venue and counsel for plaintiff in error relies on the judgment and opinion in the case of Rimes vs. State in which opinion was filed March 28, 1931, and reported in 133 Sou. 550. In that case the indictment charged :

“The Grand Jurors of the State of Florida duly empanneled and sworn to inquire and true presentment…