Robinson v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Writ of error to Circuit Court, Volusia County; Jas. W. Perkins, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
On April 10, 1913, John Robinson was indicted for a murder alleged to have been committed October 19, 1910. He was tried, in April, 1915, and convicted of murder in the first degree with a recommendation to mercy. Under the statute the sentence was life imprisonment. On writ of error it is argued that error was committed in allowing a child witness to testify, in permitting- the State Attorney to state and in not striking- the statement to the jury that because the indictment was not found within two years after the alleged homicide, the jury “can find the defendant guilty of murder in the…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1912
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