Sumpter v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division B. Writ of error to the Circuit Court for Columbia County. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtCockrell, J.
The plaintiff in error was convicted of an assault with intent to commit murder in the first degree, and-to a sentence thereon of five years’ imprisonment has prosecuted this writ of error.
The first ascignment of error is predicated upon the overruling of his motion, to quash the indictment. The brief submits this assignment on the “indictment and the statements of the motion.’’ The only specific objection to the indictment made in the motion, is the alleged failure of the indictment to name the deadly weapon with which the assault was made. A sufficient answer to this assignment is found in…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Gantling v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1898
- Sanderson v. Sanderson's AdministratorsSupreme Court of Florida · 1883
- Gray v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1902
3Cited by8 opinions
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1979
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- Autrey v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1927
- Baltimore & Ohio R. R. v. HawkeSupreme Court of Delaware · 1928
- Douglas v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
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