Legal Opinion

Davis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 13, 1978No. II-258PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

364 So.2d 19 (1978)

Clayton Council DAVIS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. II-258.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

October 13, 1978.

Rehearing Denied December 6, 1978.

Stephen Lindsey Gorman and Sidney L. Matthew, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

2Per curiam

Appellant contends on this appeal that the lower court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on a forgery charge. We disagree and affirm his conviction.

The crime of forgery requires the making of a writing, which falsely purports…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Green v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1954
  2. Davis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1959
  3. Walters v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971

4Cited by3 opinions

  1. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1983
  2. Claxton Council Davis v. L. C. McAllister and Jim Smith, Attorney GeneralCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
  3. H. L. A. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981

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