Christopher C. Higginbotham, in Error v. the State of Florida, in Error

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the conviction, holding that the trial court did not err in refusing additional jury instructions that were substantially given, in the wording of the claim‑of‑right instruction, in allowing lay opinion testimony on the defendant's appearance, in refusing to strike the entire witness answer, and that the verdict was sufficient despite spelling errors; likewise, affidavits supporting a new‑trial motion could not be considered without a bill of exceptions.