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Powell v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 8, 1938
184 So. 90 (Fla. 1938)

Opinion

Opinion Filed October 12, 1938.

Rehearing Denied November 8, 1938.

A writ of error to the Circuit Court for Santa Rosa County, L.L. Fabisinski, Judge.

R.A. McGeachy, for Plaintiff in Error;

Cary D. Landis, Attorney General, and Tyrus A. Norwood, Assistant Attorney General, for the State.


In this case plaintiff in error was convicted of the larceny of a cow and a calf, and took writ of error.

He presents three questions, as follows:

"1. Is the testimony sufficient to support the verdict of the jury?

"2. Does the evidence identify the cow and calf alleged to have been stolen as the property of the prosecuting witness, Mr. Davenport?

"3. Did the defendant take the cow in good faith, believing her to be his own?"

The point of cleavage in this case was not whether or not the accused took the cow and calf and converted them to his own use, but was whether or not the accused so took and converted them to his own use in good faith under the bona fide belief that the animals were his own property.

The questions presented were for the jury to determine and the jury resolved those questions on conflicting evidence against the defendant. The trial court approved the findings of the jury by denying motion for new trial.

On consideration of the entire record, we find no reversible error. So the judgment is affirmed.

So ordered.

Affirmed.

ELLIS, C.J., and TERRELL and BUFORD, J.J., concur.

WHITFIELD, P.J., and BROWN AND CHAPMAN, J.J., concur in the opinion and judgment.


Summaries of

Powell v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Nov 8, 1938
184 So. 90 (Fla. 1938)
Case details for

Powell v. State

Case Details

Full title:HERBERT POWELL v. STATE

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Nov 8, 1938

Citations

184 So. 90 (Fla. 1938)
184 So. 90