Dewey v. State, (1938)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Number:
Visitors: 22
Judges: PER CURIAM.
Attorneys: J.L. Blackwell, Pat Whitaker and Zach H. Douglas for Plaintiff in Error;
Cary D. Landis, Attorney General, and Tyrus A. Norwood,
Assistant Attorney General, for the State.
Filed: Jul. 20, 1938
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Plaintiff in error Dewey was convicted of murder in the second degree under an indictment charging murder in the first degree of his wife, Margaret Dewey. Plaintiff in error and his mother were jointly indicted. The first trial resulted in a mistrial. On the second trial the mother was acquitted and Dewey convicted, as above stated. The sole question presented is whether or not the evidence was legally sufficient to warrant the conviction. The record shows that Margaret Dewey came to her death b
Summary: Plaintiff in error Dewey was convicted of murder in the second degree under an indictment charging murder in the first degree of his wife, Margaret Dewey. Plaintiff in error and his mother were jointly indicted. The first trial resulted in a mistrial. On the second trial the mother was acquitted and Dewey convicted, as above stated. The sole question presented is whether or not the evidence was legally sufficient to warrant the conviction. The record shows that Margaret Dewey came to her death by..
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Upon a further and very careful consideration of this case on rehearing, I am inclined to concur with Mr. Justice CHAPMAN in his dissenting opinion. I have reached the conclusion that justice would be best subserved by granting this plaintiff in error a new trial.
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