Bronson v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided January 2, 1935

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1935-01-02

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

“at a time long prior to the commission of the offense for which he was being tried.”

quoted by 1 later decision, including 302 So. 2d 751 - McGough v. State

Relies on Suarez v. State of Florida · Boyett v. State of Florida

Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know

Decided 1935-01-02

How this case has been cited

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently October 1974

3 state decisions

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Buford, J.

¶1 Writ of error here is to review' judgment of conviction of the offense of breaking and entering a building .of another with intent to commit grand larceny.

¶2 The only reversible error found in the record is that over the objection of the defendant witnesses- for the State were allowed to testify to the effect that defendant had, at a time •long prior to- the commission of the offense for which he was being tried and in another county, participated in the commission of a like offense.

¶3 Although the evidence appears strong and convincing against the defendant he denied the charge and the admitting of the testimony above referred to materially violated his rights. Bishop’s Criminal Procedure, 2nd Edition, Vol. 2, Sec. 1123, 8 R. C. L. 198; Suarez v. State, 95 Fla. 42, 115 So. 519, headnote 11; Boyatt v. State, 95 Fla. 597, 116 So. 476.

¶4 Judgment reversed.

¶5 So ordered.

Davis, C. J., and Whitfield, Terrell and Brown, J. J., concur.