Tribble v. State

Defendant-appellant was tried before the court without a jury and convicted of grand larceny.

In his second point on appeal, defendant-appellant argues and the prosecution concedes that the trial court erred in adjudicating the defendant guilty of grand larceny in the absence of any evidence as to the market value of the stolen object at the time of the theft. We agree.

Competent evidence as to the value of the property taken at the time of the larceny is essential. Smart v. State, Fla.App.1973, 274 So.2d 577. A search of the record on appeal reveals there is no competent evidence of the value…