Albert Clinton Smith, Plaintiff in Error v. the State of Florida, Defendant in Error

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court reversed the conviction, holding that the corpus delicti was not proven within the limits set by the bill of particulars and that the trial court properly exercised discretion on the motion for a more specific bill of particulars. The court also affirmed that a confession is only cured by later proof of corpus delicti and that the altered bank certificate was properly admitted.