Cutts v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division B. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtHocker, J.
— The plaintiff in error comes here on writ of error from- the judgment of the Circuit Court of Santa Rosa county, sentencing him(, to the death penalty for the murder of one Richard Echéis. The following assignment of errors are made here, viz:
1. The court 'below erred 'in not appointing an attorney to represent the plaintiff in error, the said Sanders Cutts, when being tried for felony.
2. The court erred in not instructing the defendant that if he would make an insolvent affidavit the state would have to summon his witnesses.
3. The court below erred in refusing to grant a motion for a new…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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