Lovett v. State

Citations

• 31 Fla. 164

Syllabus

<p>Verdict in homicide most state degree.</p> <p>Under the provisions of Section 2383, Revised Statutes, a verdict, on a trial for murder, that simply says: ‘HVe, the jury, find the, defendant guilty as charged in theindietinent,” is a nullity: and no judgment or sentence can legally he pronounced thereon,. because it fails to ascertain and declare the degree of the crime of which he is convicted. Buck Hall vs. State, decided at the present term, approvingly cited.</p>