Legal Opinion
Green v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided January 15, 1885PublishedCited by 5 opinions
Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Marion county. The facts of the case are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice VanValkenbur&h
delivered the opinion of the court:
In April, 1884, at a regular term of . the Circuit Court held in Marion county, the plaintiff' in error, John L. Green, was indicted for polygamy. Such indictment charges that on -the 16th day December, 1866, in the county of Marion, John L. Green was married to one Emeline, that on the 28th day of February, 1884, he married one Lizzie Givens, Emeline, his former wife, being then alive, and said Green never having' been legally divorced from the' saidEmeline. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Was tried and found guilty. The…
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