Case Name: Jeff Brock v. State
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1939-07-07
Citations: 139 Fla. 105
Docket Number: 
Parties: Jeff Brock v. State.
Judges: Terrell, C. J., Whitfield, Chapman and Thomas, J. J., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 139
Pages: 105–106

Head Matter:
Jeff Brock v. State.
190 So. 502
Division A
Opinion Filed July 7, 1939
Rehearing Denied July 27, 1939
Clyde R. Brown, for Plaintiff in Error;
George C-ouper Gibbs, Attorney General, and Thomas J. Ellis, Assistant Attorney General, for Defendant in Error.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The evidence in this case has been read and though in some of its aspects it is conflicting, sufficient proof appears to warrant a verdict of guilty.
The motion' for new trial on the ground of newly discovered evidence was properly denied because substantiated only by the affidavit of defendant. Jones v. State, 35 Fla. 289, 17 South. Rep. 284; Johnson v. State, 135 Fla. 65, 184 South. Rep. 653.
The judgment is affirmed.
Terrell, C. J., Whitfield, Chapman and Thomas, J. J., concur.
Buford, J., dissents.
Justice Brown not participating as authorized by Section 4687, Compiled General Laws of 1927, and Rule 21-A of the Rules of this Court.