Miller v. State

Defendant, Walter Miller, appeals to this court from a non-jury conviction of robbery and a five year sentence. Two questions are raised for our consideration: first, whether the circumstantial evidence presented at trial was sufficient for conviction and second, was the sentence imposed illegal because the trial judge was prejudiced by defendant’s juvenile record.

A person charged with a crime may be convicted solely on the basis of circumstantial evidence. Lowe v. State, 90 Fla. 225, 105 So. 829 (1925); Navarro v. State, Fla.App.1972, 262 So.2d 729; Trimble v. State, Fla.App. 1958, 102 So.2d…