Higgins v. State

CAMPBELL, Judge.

While driving down a public street in Lake Placid, Florida, appellant, William Higgins, and his companion, Daniel Laco-ney, stopped to ask directions. Laconey, who was driving, parked the car in the northbound lane of traffic, exited, and walked across the street seeking directions from a man who was standing in his front yard. As Laconey started back towards the car, appellant slid over to the driver’s seat and backed up, intending to pick up Laco-ney. While doing so, he struck a mailbox. Someone in the neighborhood reported the incident, and Trooper Victor Gullatt of the *82Flor…