Legal Opinion

Burleson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided May 26, 1967No. 7259Published

1Opinion of the Court

HOBSON, Judge.

This is a timely appeal from a judgment pursuant to a jury trial adjudging the appellant guilty of manslaughter and a sentence of five years in the state prison.

On January 16, 1964, Regina Ann Burle-son was found dead in Lee County, Florida. On October 18, 1965, the state’s attorney filed an information charging the appellant together with his wife, Judy Burleson, with the crime of manslaughter as the result of the child’s death. Carl Burleson is the sole appellant in this appeal.

On November 3, 1965, a motion to quash the information and a motion for a bill of particulars was…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  2. Winslow v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1949
  3. Daniel v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963

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