· 1/15/1882
Chipley v. Frierson
Citations
- 18 Fla. 639
Syllabus
<p>A claim against a person for withholding the proceeds arising from the sale of goods consigned to him to be sold on commission, is not a debt contracted by him in a “fiduciary capacity,” within the meaning of the bankrupt law of 1867.</p>
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- evidence of defendant’s prior indictment for flagrant nonsupport admissible as proof of motive to murder his wife
- evidence of defendant's prior indictment for flagrant nonsupport admissible as proof of motive to murder his wife
- “Even where evidence of a prior crime has some relevance, the trial judge must use some discretion in deciding to what extent the prior bad act may be utilized without prejudice.”
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Judges: Westcott
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