Dolvin v. State

On August 16, 1970, Charles Ray Lovett disappeared from his home in Decatur. His skeletonized remains were unearthed in Sanford, Florida, on December 9, 1977. The defendant was indicted and convicted for the first degree murder of Lovett. Because the evidence is insufficient to connect the defendant with the killing of Lovett, we reverse that conviction.

On appeal the State adopts the statement of facts set forth in defendant's appellate brief as "substantially correct". In arguing the issue on the insufficiency of the evidence the State recites those facts which it alleges support the…