Wilson v. State
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided by the court Bn Banc. Writ of error to the Criminal Court of Record for Hillsborough county. The facts in the case are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtCockrell, J.
— The plaintiff in error was convicted of the crime of embezzlement of a horse worth $105, and sentenced to the State prison for a term of three years.
There was evidence from which the jury might find that Wilson hired from one Miller at Tampa a horse and buggy to drive to Plant City, and to return the next day, for an agreed price of five dollars for the trip. Tampa and Plant City are both in Hillsborough county. After reaching Plant City Wilson continued on to Lakeland in Polk county, which he reached that night, and placed the horse in a livery stable there. As soon as he could find the…
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