Case Name: W. G. McRane v. State of Florida
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1941-07-25
Citations: 148 Fla. 22
Docket Number: 
Parties: W. G. McRane v. State of Florida
Judges: Brown, C. J., Whitfield, Buford and Thomas, J. J., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 148
Pages: 22–23

Head Matter:
W. G. McRane v. State of Florida
3 So. (2nd) 502
En Banc
Opinion Filed July 25, 1941
A. P. Buie, for Appellant;
J. Tom Watson, Attorney General, and Nathan Cockrell, Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
The appellant was originally convicted of murder in the first degree and upon appeal the judgment was reversed. McRane v. State, 142 Fla. 240, 194 So. 632. Upon retrial he was found guilty of murder in the second degree, and again appealed. After close study of the record we hold the view that the evidence did not prove murder in the second degree but did establish defendant's guilt of manslaughter resulting from the use by him of excessive force in making an arrest. See 26 Am. Jur. "Homicide," Sec. 229.
Therefore, by virtue of Section 310 of the Criminal Procedure Act the judgment is reversed with directions to the circuit court to enter one for the crime of manslaughter and pass sentence accordingly.
Reversed.
Brown, C. J., Whitfield, Buford and Thomas, J. J., concur.
Terrell, Chapman and Adams, J. J., dissent.