State v. Campbell

CRENSHAW, Judge.

The State of Florida appeals the trial court’s order granting Richard Campbell’s renewed motion for judgment of acquittal as to count one, burglary of an unoccupied dwelling, which was granted after a jury verdict of guilty on that count. On appeal the State argues that the court erred in granting the motion because there was sufficient evidence to keep the case with the jury. We have jurisdiction. 1 Because the court erred in concluding that the State had not rebutted Campbell’s reasonable hypothesis of innocence, we reverse.

Background

In October 2012, Campbell was staying…