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Jenkins v. StateJenkins v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Jan 5, 1931
Reporters:
,
Before:
Terrell
Per Curiam.

This Writ of Error is from a judgment resulting from a ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍trial and conviction of murder in’ the second degree. It is contended here that the charge of the *1600 trial court as to murder in the ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍second degree was erroneous and that error was committed in not sustaining an objection of the defendant to certain testimony of Charlie Noegel.

We do ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍not think either assignment is well grounded. There was ample evidence in the record to- support the verdict and judgment and the law is ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍well settled that a jury may return a verdict of murder in the second degree on an indictment charging murder in the first degree.

Affirmed.

Terrell, ‍‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍.C. J., and Whitfield, Ellis, Strum, Brown and Buford, J. J., concur.

Case Details

Case Name: Jenkins v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida
Date Published: Jan 5, 1931
Citations: 132 So. 198; 100 Fla. 1599
Court Abbreviation: Fla.
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