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Rogers v. Sweat

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc
Nov 1, 1940
144 Fla. 651 (Fla. 1940)

Opinion

Opinion Filed November 1, 1940 Rehearing Denied November 22, 1940

A Writ of Error from the Circuit Court for Duval County, Bayard B. Shields, Judge.

Fuller Warren, for Plaintiff in Error;

George Couper Gibbs, Attorney General, and William Fisher, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for Defendant in Error.


This cause coming on to be heard on writ of error to an order denying bail to petitioner charged with a capital offense. We express no opinion as to the probative force of the evidence but a majority of the Court have reached the conclusion that the state of the record as presented is such that the petitioner may be released on bail which is hereby fixed at the sum of $2,500.00, to be approved by the Sheriff of Duval County, Florida.

It is so ordered.

BROWN, BUFORD, CHAPMAN and THOMAS, J. J., concur.

Chief Justice TERRELL and Justice WHITFIELD not participating as authorized by Section 4687, Compiled General Laws of 1927, and Rule 21-A of the Rules of this Court.


Summaries of

Rogers v. Sweat

Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc
Nov 1, 1940
144 Fla. 651 (Fla. 1940)
Case details for

Rogers v. Sweat

Case Details

Full title:GAMWELL CLARK ROGERS v. REX SWEAT, as Sheriff of Duval County

Court:Supreme Court of Florida. En Banc

Date published: Nov 1, 1940

Citations

144 Fla. 651 (Fla. 1940)
198 So. 466

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