Bradley v. State
Citations
- 82 Fla. 108
- 89 So. 359
Syllabus
<p>CRIMINAL LAW — HOMICIDE—CHARGES TO JURY BY THE COURT MUST BE BASED UPON THE FACTS IN PROOF, AND IF PREDICATED UPON FACTS STATED THEREIN, OF WHICH THERE IS NO PROOF, THEY ARE ERRONEOUS.</p> <p>1'. Charges of the court must be based upon facts in proof, and if not’so based upon the facts in proof it is error to give them.</p> <p>■2. Where,a charge by the court to the jury is predicated upon facts stated therein, of which facts there is no proof, such charge is error.</p>
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- “[0]nly instructions which have support in the record should be given to the jury.”
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Judges: Browne, Ellis, Taylor, West, Whitfield
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5 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Palmer v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1975-12-19· cited 15×
- McKennon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1981-07-23· cited 10×
- Bozeman v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 2006-06-07· cited 9×
- & SC15-297 Donald Lenneth Banks v. State of Florida and Donald Lenneth Banks v. Julie L. Jones, etc.Supreme Court of Florida· 2017-04-20· cited 5×
- Smith v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1975-02-18· cited 4×
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