Presumption Of Innocence

1,260 Florida cases classified under this topic · sorted by citation count

• State v. Hooten
  15 Fla. Supp. 41· Lake Cty. J. Ct.· 1959-08-06
  A county judge quashed an indictment against a county commissioner charged with violating section 839.07 of Florida law by participating in the county's purchase of land in which he had a financial interest. The court found the indictment defective on multiple grounds and, more i
• Mays v. United States
  233 F.2d 200· 9th Cir.· 1956-05-08
  The court held that whether the substance constitutes gold bullion is a question of fact for the jury, and there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's finding.
• United States v. Weiss
  233 F.2d 463· 7th Cir.· 1956-05-04
  The court held that the appeal should be dismissed as moot because the defendant was already released on bail and his freedom was not at stake.
• General Accident v. Indep. Mil. AIR Transp. Ass'n
  232 F.2d 439· 9th Cir.· 1956-04-19
  The court held that circumstantial evidence can outweigh employee denials and the presumption of innocence, supporting a finding of employee dishonesty for insurance purposes.
• Porter v. State
  88 So. 2d 924· Fla.· 1956-04-18
  Harvey Porter was convicted of manslaughter for causing a death through culpable negligence while operating his automobile. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding that running a stop sign at high speed (60-65 mph) constitutes culpable negligence sufficient to
• Sams v. United States
  213 F.2d 620· D.C. Cir.· 1954-06-08
• United States v. Platt
  182 F.2d 469· 2d Cir.· 1950-04-24
  The court held that the trial judge's instructions and comments were not reversible error, and the jury's verdict of guilt for mail fraud was supported by the evidence.
• Laviolette v. State
  159 Fla. 764· Fla.· 1947-12-02
• Minor v. State
  55 Fla. 71· Fla.· 1908-01-01
  D. A. Minor was convicted of feloniously receiving stolen cigars and sentenced to state prison. On appeal, Minor challenged the trial court's refusal to give certain jury instructions regarding circumstantial evidence and reasonable doubt, but the Florida Supreme Court found no r
• Berry Bird v. State
  43 Fla. 541· Fla.· 1901-06-01
  Berry Bird was convicted of manslaughter in the murder of E. J. Breck and appealed the denial of his motion for a new trial. The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict and that the trial court's jury instruct