Leo v. State

SMITH, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of criminal attempt on an information charging he bought, received or aided in the concealment of a stolen tractor-trailer vehicle, the property of Food Haul, Inc., knowing it was stolen. Sections 811.16, 776.04, Florida Statutes (1973). His principal contention here is that the State did not prove ownership as alleged and, indeed, did not prove ownership at all.

No certificate of title or other documentary evidence of the vehicle’s ownership was introduced. No one testified in so many words that the vehicle was owned by Food Haul, Inc. Although one witness…