Legal Opinion
Hicks v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided February 13, 1929PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
William A. Hicks in July, 1927, at a special term of the Circuit Court for Broward County, was indicted for the murder of Robert R. Barber in August, 1925. The indictment contained four counts. The first charged that he killed Barber by stabbing and cutting him with a knife in the stomach and body; the second by shooting him with a pistol; the third by throwing him into a canal and drown ing him, and the fourth by all the means as alleged in the three preceding counts.
The indictment was attacked by five pleas in abatement to which demurrers were interposed. Pending the decision upon the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Avirett v. StateCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1893
- State v. WetzelWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1914
- Reeves v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
- Gladden v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1869
- O'Byrnes v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1874
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Haddock v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
- State Ex Rel. Losey v. WillardSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
- Forrest Lake v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- Meyers v. Second Judicial Dist. Court, Etc.Utah Supreme Court · 1945
- Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
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