Anderson v. State, (1926)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
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Visitors: 13
Judges: BROWNE, Circuit Judge. —
Attorneys: R. B. Bullock, C. E. Armstrong and Zack H. Douglas, for Plaintiff in Error;
J. B. Johnson, Attorney General, and H. E. Carter, Assistant, for the State.
Filed: Aug. 03, 1926
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Elmer R. Anderson, the plaintiff in error, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of Edward J. Schrubb, and sentenced to death. The State's case rested entirely on circumstantial evidence. According to the testimony introduced by the State, Anderson left the Windsor Hotel at Jacksonville, Florida, about 1:30 P. M. on Tuesday, April 28th, in an automobile driven by Schrubb bound for Lake City. Schrubb was seen driving the car while passing through Gainesville with only one pe
Summary: Elmer R. Anderson, the plaintiff in error, was convicted of murder in the first degree for the killing of Edward J. Schrubb, and sentenced to death. The State's case rested entirely on circumstantial evidence. According to the testimony introduced by the State, Anderson left the Windsor Hotel at Jacksonville, Florida, about 1:30 P. M. on Tuesday, April 28th, in an automobile driven by Schrubb bound for Lake City. Schrubb was seen driving the car while passing through Gainesville with only one per..
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I concur in the reversal on the denial of the motion for postponement. I think the testimony of Geo. W. and Esther Brant was irrelevant and of no probative value, but its admission was not reversible error on this record.
WHITFIELD, J., concurs.
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