Legal Opinion

Roberson v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1900PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Duval County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.

1Opinion of the Court

Mabry, J.:

Plaintiff in. error was convicted of the murder of Dennis Jenkins and sued out a writ of error from the judgment of the court.

The first error assigned is the refusal of the court to change the venue of the case. The application for the change of venue is identical with that presented in the case of Frank Roberson against the State, decided at this term, except that the copy of the newspaper referred to in the petition nowhere appears in any part of the record in this case. The showing made for the change of venue was contained in the petition of the accused, supported only by his…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Ball v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
  2. State v. BowenSupreme Court of Kansas · 1876
  3. Connor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1892
  4. Carlisle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1869
  5. Ex parte McNeeleyWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1892

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Bessie Cannon v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1926
  2. Mathis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  3. Davis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
  5. State v. MinsterCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985

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