Legal Opinion

Melbourne v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 15, 1906PublishedCited by 25 opinions

This case was decided by Division B. Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Monroe Counlv. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.

1Opinion of the CourtTaylor, J.

The plaintiff an error, hereinafter referred to as the defendant, was indicted by the grand jury at the Spring' term in April, 1904, of the Circuit Court for Monroe county for the crime of murder in the first degree. On the defendant’s application the causes was continued until the following November term, 1904, at which term the trial was had, resulting in a conviction of the crime of murder in the first degree, and the defen*71dant was sentenced to death. To review this judgment he comes here by writ of error, returnable to the present term.

At the trial the defendant moved for a continuance on…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Andrews v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1885
  2. Peadon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1903
  3. Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
  4. Dawson v. CostonSupreme Court of Colorado · 1893
  5. Edwards v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1897

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3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Singer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
  2. Lewis v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
  3. Bates v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1919
  4. Leavine v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1933
  5. Hall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1919

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