Winburn v. State

Citations

• 28 Fla. 339

Syllabus

<p>Plaintiff in error was indicted and tried in the Circuit Court for an assault with intent to murder, and convicted of an assault and battery : Reid, that the offense charged in the indictment determines the jurisdiction, and when the Circuit Court has acquired jurisdiction by reason of said charge, it has under the Constitution and statute jurisdiction of all lesser offenses included in the indictment and can pass sentence for the assault and battery, which is included in said indictment.</p>