Hadley v. State

Selig Hadley raises two issues in this appeal of judgment and sentence for third degree grand theft following a jury trial. We find merit in his challenge of the giving of a certain jury instruction, and reverse and. remand.

The trial court erred in instructing the jury on the inference of guilt that arises when an individual purchases or sells property at a price substantially below fair *849market value. Although this instruction was a correct statement of the law as set forth in section 812.022(3), Florida Statutes (2013), giving the instruction in this case was error because no concrete…