Hinson v. State

On May 18, 1986, at about 11:20 pm, a Lums Restaurant at S.W. 88th Street and 127th Avenue in Kendall was robbed. During the robbery a customer was shot by the robber. One of the items stolen was a heavy gold chain with a distinctive medallion containing the owner’s birthdate written in Persian. The defendant attempted to pawn the gold chain without success, because he did not have identification. It was in fact pawned by the defendant’s wife. Her signature was on the pawn receipt. On May 20, 1986, an anonymous informer called Crimestoppers seeking a reward and identifying the defendant as…