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Smith v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B
Apr 26, 1928
116 So. 642 (Fla. 1928)

Opinion

Opinion Filed April 26, 1928.

A Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Escambia County; Thomas F. West, Judge.

Reversed.

F. W. Marsh, Attorney for Plaintiff in Error;

Fred H. Davis, Attorney General, and H. E. Carter, Assistant Attorney General, for Defendant in Error.


Plaintiff in error was indicted and tried for murder and convicted of manslaughter in the Circuit Court of Escambia County. By writ of error he comes here challenging his conviction. The main question brought up for our consideration is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. The evidence was circumstantial. We do not think it meets the circumstantial evidence rule prescribed by this Court in Hall v. State, 90 Fla. 719, 107 So. 246 and cases there cited, so the judgment below is reversed and a new trial awarded.

Reversed.

WHITFIELD, P. J., AND BUFORD, J., concur.

ELLIS, C. J., AND STRUM AND BROWN, J. J., concur in the opinion and judgment.


Summaries of

Smith v. State of Florida

Supreme Court of Florida, Division B
Apr 26, 1928
116 So. 642 (Fla. 1928)
Case details for

Smith v. State of Florida

Case Details

Full title:HENRY SMITH, Plaintiff in Error, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Defendant in Error

Court:Supreme Court of Florida, Division B

Date published: Apr 26, 1928

Citations

116 So. 642 (Fla. 1928)
116 So. 642