Legal Opinion
Thomas v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 13, 1952PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
59 So.2d 517 (1952)
THOMAS
v.
STATE.
Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division B.
June 13, 1952.
R.H. Merritt, Pensacola, for appellant.
Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Reeves Bowen, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
MATHEWS, Justice.
The appellant was informed against for second degree murder growing out of the killing of his wife by cutting and stabbing her with a knife. He was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years imprisonment.
Appellant raises four questions:(1) Was it prejudicial to admit in evidence photographs of the deceased lying in a pool of blood when said photographs are not…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mardorff v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1940
- Jerry v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Wilson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1974
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