Legal Opinion

Martin v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 17, 1930PublishedCited by 42 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Floyd Martin, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was convicted in the Criminal Court of Record of Palm Beach County of robbery and sentenced to the State prison for a period of fifteen years.

A motion for new trial was denied and the case is here for review upon writ of error.

The defendant's contentions here are:(1) That there is a fatal variance between the offense charged and the one proven; and(2) That error was committed in admitting "extra judicial identifications" of the defendant.

In urging the first contention, defendant insists that the information being based upon Section 7158,…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Roberson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
  2. Montsdoca v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1922
  3. Ortiz v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  4. Thornton v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
  5. McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898

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3Cited by42 opinions

  1. England v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2006
  2. Kellerher v. PorterWashington Supreme Court · 1948
  3. Cornelius v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1950
  4. McInturf v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976
  5. Downer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979

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