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Reynolds v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 15, 1906PublishedCited by 8 opinions

This case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Bradford County. STATEMENT. The plaintiff in error was convicted in the Circuit Court for Bradford county upon an information under Chapter 4960 acts of 1901, charging him with selling liquor in said county on or about August 26th, 1905, after an election had been held in the county forbidding the sale of liquor therein.

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This case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Bradford County. STATEMENT. The plaintiff in error was convicted in the Circuit Court for Bradford county upon an information under Chapter 4960 acts of 1901, charging him with selling liquor in said county on or about August 26th, 1905, after an election had been held in the county forbidding the sale of liquor therein. At the trial Elmma Milton for the State testified that she knew Richard Reynolds; that she went to his restaurant. in Bradford county, Florida, with Willie Pournell about nine o’clock on Saturday…

1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.

(after stating the facts) : The plaintiff in error in support of the third, fourth and fifth assignments of error contends that the jugs, the “receipts for orders of whiskey” and the letter of August 19th, 1905, to R. H'. Reynolds offering him a commission on jug orders, admitted in evidence over his objections were irrelevant and immaterial and tended to prejudice the case of the defendant, because, as to the jugs they were empty and there was no evidence when they were received by the defendant, or that they contained liquor when they were received by him, because as to the “receipts for…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. FinnertyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1889
  2. Hinote v. BrigmanSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
  3. Bolling v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1891
  4. Goode v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1905
  5. State v. RiderSupreme Court of Missouri · 1888

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Thompson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1909
  2. White v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1910
  3. Milligan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  4. Astrachan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1947
  5. State v. ProvencherSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1916

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