Penton v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Carter, J.:
At the Spring term of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa county, held in March of the present year, plaintiffs in error were indicted, tried and convicted for the offence denounced by the. first clause of section 2596 Revised Statutes which reads: “If any man and woman, not being married to each other, lewdly and lasciviously associate and co-habit together, * * * they shall be punished,” &c., and from the sentence imposed-sued out this writ of error.
A motion for a new trial upon the ground, among others, that the evidence was insufficient to support the verdict was overruled, and…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pinson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1891
- Luster v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1887
- State v. ChandlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1896
- State v. FosterWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1883
- Jones v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1885
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3Cited by12 opinions
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