Crawford v. State, (1941)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Number:
Visitors: 13
Judges: BUFORD, J.
Attorneys: P. Guy Crews, for Appellant;
J. Tom Watson, Attorney General, and Nathan Cockrell,
Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.
Filed: Apr. 22, 1941
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: On being convicted of the offense of murder in the first degree, defendant appeals to this Court and presents two questions for our consideration, viz.: *Page 730 "Does the testimony and evidence when considered as a whole prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the appellant had any premeditated design to affect the death of Bronson Sweat or any other human being at the time of the alleged homicide " 2. "Did the trial jury entirely disregard the court's charge as to the defendant's right to protec
Summary: On being convicted of the offense of murder in the first degree, defendant appeals to this Court and presents two questions for our consideration, viz.: *Page 730 "Does the testimony and evidence when considered as a whole prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the appellant had any premeditated design to affect the death of Bronson Sweat or any other human being at the time of the alleged homicide " 2. "Did the trial jury entirely disregard the court's charge as to the defendant's right to protect..
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As we
understand the testimony in this case, the record as a whole fails to show that premeditated intent to kill which is essential to sustain a conviction of murder in the first degree.
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