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Title: Ivey Williams
Author : Supreme Court of Florida
Release Date : January 21, 1914
Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
Pages : * pages
Size : 46 KB

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SHACKLEFORD, C. J. -- Ivey Williams was indicted and tried for murder in the first degree and convicted of murder in the second degree. The only assignment argued is that the trial court erred in overruling the motion for a new trial. Following the established practice of this court, we shall consider only such grounds of this motion as are argued before us, treating the other grounds as abandoned. Johnson v. State, 55 Fla. 41, 46 South. Rep. 174; McCall v. State, 55 Fla. 108, 46 South. Rep. 321; Revels v. State, 62 Fla. 83, 56 South. Rep. 416; Revels v. State, 64 Fla. 432, 59 South. Rep. 951. It is contended that the evidence adduced fails to sustain the verdict. An examination of all the evidence constrains us to a different conclusion. We are of the opinion that it is sufficient. While there are more or less conflicts therein, such conflicts were for the jury to pass upon and determine. See Lindsey v. State, 53 Fla. 56, 43 south. Rep. 87. The only remaining ground of the motion which is insisted upon is one which is based upon newly discovered evidence. We have examined the motion upon this point and the affidavits filed in support thereof and are of the opinion