Legal Opinion

Boyington v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided May 10, 1919PublishedCited by 7 opinions

A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Bay County; D. J. Jones, Judge.

1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.

— In this case a conviction for manslaughter on an indictment for murder was reversed for material error of procedure. Boyington v. State, 74 Fla. 258, 76 South. Rep. 774.

This writ of error was taken to a second judgment of conviction for manslaughter. The only contention here is that the verdict is contrary to the evidence.

This court will not reverse the decision of a trial court in refusing a new trial on the ground that the verdict is contrary to the evidence, unless the preponderance or *604want of evidence is such that the verdict must have been produced by considerations other than a due…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Padgett v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
  2. Thomas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1917
  3. Barrentine v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1916
  4. Smith v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1913
  5. McClellan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1913

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Parrish v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  2. Dixon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1920
  3. Blocker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  4. Roberts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1925
  5. Williams v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1926

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