JOHNSON v. STATE

No. 57-359.

101 So.2d 180 (1958)

Darius W. JOHNSON, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1958.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eli Breger, Miami Beach, and Harvey J. St. Jean, Miami, for appellant.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and Irving B. Levenson, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


PEARSON, Judge.

The appellant was tried before a jury and found guilty of the crime of manslaughter. The sole issue presented for determination on the appeal is the sufficiency of the evidence to support the judgment of the trial court. The Supreme Court of Florida has adhered to the principle that an appellate court should not grant a new trial upon the insufficiency of the evidence to sustain the verdict of guilty affirmed by the trial court if there is substantial...

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