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• Title: William Moore
• Author : Division A. Supreme Court of Florida
• Release Date : January 01, 1910
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 52 KB

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WHITFIELD, C. J. -- The plaintiff in error was indicted July 12th, 1909, at a Special Term of the Circuit Court in Dade County for the murder by cutting of David Scott on April 12, 1909. This writ of error was taken to a conviction of murder in the first degree and a life sentence. The bill of exceptions shows that on July 14th the defendant was arraigned on the indictment, pleaded not guilty and announced that he was ready for trial; that a trial was had and the jury failing to agree a mistrial was ordered and the case set for another trial July 22, 1909. On the latter day the defendant applied for a continuance of the case upon the grounds (1) that the indictment has just been found and defendant had not had ample time or opportunity to prepare his defense and makes this application in good faith for the purpose of having time and opportunity to investigate the charges against him and prepare his defense; (2) that there are complications and developments in the case which the defendant nor his counsel has had time or opportunity to investigate; that the defendant has just at the Special Term been able to procure counsel, and relying upon statements made by witnesses for the State the defendant did not know until the witnesses had testified that there would be evidence against him tending to show that he had committed murder as charged; that the defendant

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