People v. Davis

Richard Davis was indicted for the crime of theft and tried by a jury. He was found guilty and sentenced to the penitentiary for from three to eight years.

In this appeal he contends that he was not proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in that his identification was vague and uncertain. He also contends that the trial court erred in limiting the cross-examination of the witness who identified him.

About noontime on June 18, 1963, Hilliard Judis, a salesman of women’s clothing, parked his light-colored, 1963 Ford automobile bearing a Florida license in a parking lot adjacent to a restaurant…