Woodruff v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Polk county. STATEMENT. According to the testimony of Will Janes, one of the witnesses for the prosecution, who was sitting in front of the pool room, the decease l came out of the pool room where he had been playing or romping with a girl, and sat down on a bench in front of and about ten feet, or, as he states on cross-examination, eight or nine feet from the building, and was ‘‘motioning” a beer bottle which he held by the neck,…
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Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Polk county. STATEMENT. According to the testimony of Will Janes, one of the witnesses for the prosecution, who was sitting in front of the pool room, the decease l came out of the pool room where he had been playing or romping with a girl, and sat down on a bench in front of and about ten feet, or, as he states on cross-examination, eight or nine feet from the building, and was ‘‘motioning” a beer bottle which he held by the neck, backwards and forwards towards the girl, who had followed him to the door. Deceased had told her to make, up his bed, and…
1Opinion of the Court
Raney, C. J. :
The plaintiff in error was tried by a jury at the -ÍM1 term, 1892, of the Circuit Court in Polk county, and found guilty of murder in the- first degree, and 'sentenced to be hung, for killing one William Powell.
There are six assignments of error. The fifth and 'sixth will be considered together, and are, the refusal of the judge to give to the jury certain instructions ‘asked by the prisoner. These instructions are as follows: 2d. The State must prove beyond a reasonable doubt every material allegation contained in the indictment, and if, after due consideration of all the…
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