D.F. v. State

We affirm appellant’s conviction for petit theft of money from Wendy’s restaurant, appellant’s place of employment. Appellant’s statements to his coworker, Jessica Tirone, distinguish this case from Luscomb v. State, 660 So.2d 1099 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995). Appellant’s statements established that he was actively searching for money shortly before the theft was discovered and that he asked Ti-rone to take money from her cash register. A short time later, appellant showed off a wad of cash. Tirone testified that she “had a clue that the back register would have come out short” because appellant was…