Spires v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case wag decided by Division A. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Jackson County - The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtShackleford, C. J.
The plaintiff in error was indicted, tried and convicted for the crime of rape at a special term of the Circuit Court for Jackson county held in the month of April, 1905. He was sentenced to death and from this judgment and sentence seeks relief here by writ of error.
Three errors are assigned, but the second is expressly abandoned, which leaves for consideration only the first and third.
The first assignment is based upon the denial of the motion of the defendant for a new trial. We shall first consider the third assignment, which is as follows: “The-*123court erred in refusing to grant motion of…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Commonwealth v. PiperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1876
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