Legal Opinion
Hinkle v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided February 21, 1978No. Nos. 76-1110 and 76-1111PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUBBART, Judge.
This is a criminal prosecution for nine counts of grand larceny before the Circuit Court for the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. The defendant was convicted as charged and appeals.
The controlling issue presented by this appeal is whether the co-owner of a joint bank account can be held guilty of larceny for the withdrawal of funds contained in the joint account. We hold that such a co-owner cannot be so held criminally responsible for larceny and reverse.
The critical facts in this case are undisputed. On July 28, 1972, and subsequent thereto, Gladys B. Casper and the…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Chase Federal Savings and Loan Ass'n v. SullivanSupreme Court of Florida · 1960
- Spark v. CannySupreme Court of Florida · 1956
- Wise v. QuinaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
- Exchange National Bank v. Flynn-Harris-Bullard Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Escobar v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1965
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Rosen v. MarlinDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1986
- Gainer v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Alabama · 1989
- Escudero v. HasbunDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997
- Hudson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Constance v. ConstanceDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
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