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141 Fla. 502

194 So 286

Ates v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided June 30, 1939

Supreme Court of Florida · decided 1939-06-30

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently September 2002

3 state decisions

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Decided 1939-06-30

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¶1 On Rehearing

Per Curiam.

¶2 Pursuant to rehearing granted subsequent to the filing of our opinion and judgment of June 30, 1939, we have heard oral argument on the merits and have again considered the record and briefs.

¶3 The main question argued was the sufficiency of the evidence. It is a border-line case in which there was sub *505 stantial evidence upon which a fair and impartial jury might have either convicted or acquitted.

¶4 The jury resolved the evidence against the accused and the trial court approved the verdict in denying new trial. We cannot usurp the province of the jury and, therefore, our opinion and judgment, supra, must be adhered to.

¶5 So ordered.

Terrell, C. J., and Whitfield, Brown, Chapman and Thomas, J. J., concur. Buford, J., dissents.
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