Hall v. State

Appellant-defendant Hall seeks review of a judgment of conviction entered in a non-jury trial for breaking and entering and attempted grand larceny for which sentences totalling five years were imposed.

The sole point on appeal is the sufficiency of the circumstantial evidence presented to support the conviction.

The rule to be applied is not controverted, and is considered well-settled. The Florida Supreme Court in Davis v. State, Fla.1956, 90 So.2d 629, 631, stated the rule as follows:

“ * * * one accused of a crime is presumed innocent until proved guilty beyond and to the exclusion of a…