Powell v. State

The Plaintiff in Error, Powell, was convicted in the Circuit Court of Duval County of the offense of Murder in the First Degree with a recommendation for mercy and was sentenced to serve the period of his natural life in the State Prison, from, which judgment he sued out Writ of Error.

The Assignments of Error are as follows:

1. The court erred in refusing to grant the motion of the defendant in the case, the plaintiff in error herein, set aside the verdict in this case and to grant the plaintiff in error a new trial.

2. The court erred in refusing to grant the motion for a new trial, because…