Collins v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
James E. Collins, the defendant in the court below; was indicted in 'the Circuit Court for Alachua county for “ receiving stolen goods, knowing the same to have been stolen.” He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment, at hard labor, for the term of three years. To this judgment he now prosecutes this writ of error.
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James E. Collins, the defendant in the court below; was indicted in 'the Circuit Court for Alachua county for “ receiving stolen goods, knowing the same to have been stolen.” He was convicted and sentenced to imprisonment, at hard labor, for the term of three years. To this judgment he now prosecutes this writ of error. The points considered by the court ai’e such as arise upon the record, which record is set out in the opinion of the court to the extent necessary to understand the questions determined.
1Opinion of the CourtWestcott, J.
Hone of the evidence in this case is before the court. There is a large mass of testimony and other matter accompanying the record, which cannot be considered for the reason that it is not embraced in a bill of exceptions, properly attested by the judge of the Circuit Court.
The charge of the court, however, was properly excepted to, and the charge, as well as the exception, is certified by the judge in such manner as requires notice. Were it necessary for the court in this case to have the facts or any portion of them before it, to determine the point of law raised by the exception to the…
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