Citations
- 68 Fla. 154
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Shackleford, C. J.
H. M. Owens and Alex Powell were indicted'and tried for murder in the first degree,' which resulted in Alex Powell being acquitted and H.-M. Owens convicted of manslaughter. Fifteen errors are assigned, but in view of the conclusion which we have reached it will not be necessary to consider or discuss them all.
We turn to the motion for a new trial, which was overruled and which ruling is assigned as error, and copy the following grounds thereof, which we shall consider together:
“4th. Because one W. F. Beach, a material witness in behalf of the State of Florida, slept in and occupied the same room with the jury that had this defendant in charge.
5th. Because one W. F. Bea