Roland v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
Roland v. State, 68 Fla. 153 (Fla. 1914)
67 So. 42
Cockrell, Hocker, Shackleford, Taylor, Whitfield
Roland v. State
Opinion of the Court
Lonnie Roland, alias Lonnie Roling, was tried and convicted of tbe crime of murder in the first degree.
Three errors are assigned, all of which are based upon the overruling of the motion for a new trial, and all question the sufficiency of the evidence to support the verdict. It would be a fruitless task to set out the evidence. Suffice it to say that we have carefully read all the evidence adduced and are clear that it is amply sufficient to support the verdict, and we are of the opinion that the trial judge was fully warranted in overruling the motion. We must concur with him in refusing to disturb the verdict. See Bexley v. State, 59 Fla. 6, 51 South. Rep. 278.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- Lonnie Roland, Alias Lonnie Roling, in Error v. The State of Florida, in Error
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- 2 cases
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- Syllabus
- When tlie trial court concurs in the verdict rendered by a jury by denying the motion for a new trial, and there is evidence to support it, appellate courts should refuse to disturb it, in the absence of any showing that the jurors must have been improperly influenced by considerations outside of the evidence.