LESTER v. STATE


92 So.2d 534 (1956)

Robert LESTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida, en Banc.

Rehearing Denied March 1, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brannon & Brown, Lake City, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Jack A. Sudduth, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


HOBSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by the defendant from judgment entered consequent upon a verdict of guilty of manslaughter. The sole point raised on appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to sustain a conviction.

In considering, and denying, a motion for new trial the trial judge entered an order in which he summarized the testimony. We reproduce it in part as follows:

"Briefly, the circumstances as shown by the testimony are, that the defendant...

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