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Chastain v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
May 3, 1937
174 So. 910 (Fla. 1937)

Opinion

Opinion Filed May 3, 1937.

A writ of error to the Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough County, J.L. Moore, Judge.

Hugh L. McArthur, for Plaintiff in Error

Cary D. Landis, Attorney General, and Roy Campbell, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.


This case must be reversed on the authority of the opinion and decision in Foy v. State, 115 Fla. 245, 155 So. 657.

Reversed and remanded for new trial.

ELLIS, C.J., and WHITFIELD, TERRELL, BROWN, BUFORD and DAVIS, J.J., concur.


Summaries of

Chastain v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
May 3, 1937
174 So. 910 (Fla. 1937)
Case details for

Chastain v. State

Case Details

Full title:A.B. CHASTAIN v. STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: May 3, 1937

Citations

174 So. 910 (Fla. 1937)
174 So. 910

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