Griswold v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
A Writ of Errer to the Circuit Court for St. Lucie County; E. B. Donnell, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtEllis, J.
— The plaintiff in error was convicted in the Circuit Court for St. Lucie County of the crime of obtaining money by false pretences and seeks to have the judgment reversed.
The indictment was presented at the Spring Term, 1918, and upon motion of the State the case ivas continued for the term upon the ground that a material witness for the State was absent.
Griswold then applied by petition to the court for a writ of habeas aorpus and asked for his discharge from the custody of the sheriff upon the ground that the indictment “wholly fails to allege or charge any offense known to or against any…
2Cases cited31 opinions
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- Matter of FordCalifornia Supreme Court · 1911
- Hoodless v. JerniganSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
- Ex parte BaileySupreme Court of Florida · 1897
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