Smith v. State

Information was filed in the Criminal Court of Record for Dade County'Charging the plaintiff in error with the offense of breaking and entering a dwelling place in Miami, the property of Frank Heide, “with intent to commit a felony, to-wit: Grand Larceny, with intent to take, steal and carry away money, goods and chattels of the value of more than Fifty ($50.00) Dollars”. The accused pleaded not guilty. The verdict was as follows: “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty as charged, so say we all”, and was signed by the foreman.

A motion for a new trial was denied and the accused seeks a…