Adams v. State, (1943)
Court: Supreme Court of Florida
Number:
Visitors: 9
Judges: BUFORD, C. J.:
Attorneys: Cyrus W. Fields and John Branch, for appellant.
J. Tom Watson, Attorney General, and Woodrow M. Melvin,
Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Filed: May 21, 1943
Latest Update: Mar. 02, 2020
Summary: Defendant was charged by information with the offense of conducting a lottery described in the first count as "bolita," in the second as "Parlay." Defendant pled not guilty. The facts are that two deputy sheriffs entered defendant's place of business in Tampa to arrest him on a certain "Bolita" warrant, from which charge he was later dismissed. While there, the deputies observed the defendant talking over the telephone, a lady standing beside him, and a piece of paper in his hand. One of the dep
Summary: Defendant was charged by information with the offense of conducting a lottery described in the first count as "bolita," in the second as "Parlay." Defendant pled not guilty. The facts are that two deputy sheriffs entered defendant's place of business in Tampa to arrest him on a certain "Bolita" warrant, from which charge he was later dismissed. While there, the deputies observed the defendant talking over the telephone, a lady standing beside him, and a piece of paper in his hand. One of the depu..
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I agree with the comments of the Chief Justice with reference to the first question but my view is that his observations about the testimony of the witness, Mrs. Haisman, are not relevant to the second question.
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