Harmon v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Washington county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCockrell, J.
Andy Harmon was indicted, tried and convicted of an assault with intent to murder one H. D. Messer by cutting him with a knife and was sentenced to the State prison for a term of five years.
Over an objection as to materiality the State was permitted to prove that the person assaulted suffered great pain. The indictment covered various degrees of assaults, including aggravated and simple assaults, and it was competent for the State to prove the suffering consequent upon the act. The extent of the pain bears a close relation to the extent of the injury and the violence of the assault, which in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People v. SutherlandMichigan Supreme Court · 1895
3Cited by6 opinions
- Tindall v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1930
- McClellan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1913
- McGriff v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
- Ledbetter v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1932
- Pettibone v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1963
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