Hood v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Hood v. State, 13 So. 2d 463 (Fla. 1943)
152 Fla. 852; 1943 Fla. LEXIS 1046
Buford, Brown, Thomas, Adams, Sebring, Chapman, Terrell

Hood v. State

Opinion of the Court

BUFORD, C. J.:

The record in this case presents a question identical with those presented and adjudicated in the case of A. C. Brown v. State, in which opinion is this day filed and on authority of *853 the opinion and judgment in that case the judgment herein is reversed.

So ordered.

BROWN, THOMAS, ADAMS and SEBRING, JJ., concur. CHAPMAN, J., concurs specially. TERRELL, J., dissents.

Concurring Opinion

CHAPMAN, J.,

concurring specially:

I agree to a reversal of the judgment because the punishment imposed is cruel and unusual and the penalty prescribed by the Act is in derogation of the provisions of Section 8 of the Declaration of Rights of the Constitution of Florida.

Reference

Full Case Name
John Randolph Hood v. State of Florida
Cited By
2 cases
Status
Published