McDonald v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by Division A. •Writ of Error to the Circuit Court for Walton County. . The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWhitfield, J.
The plaintiff in error was convicted of grand larceny, and on writ of error seeks a reversal of the judgment and sentence on the sole ground that the verdict is not sustained by the evidence.
In a criminal prosecution a verdict of guilty will not be sustained if there is not at least some evidence from which the jury may have found or inferred every fact legally essential to ■ the commission of the offense, or if it appears that in finding the verdict the jury were not *77governed by the evidence adduced at the trial. Where premeditated design or a particular intent or other fact is an essential…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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