McClellan v. State

LEHAN, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of second degree robbery of a store for which he received a sentence of fifteen years imprisonment. On appeal he raises two points, the first of which is without merit. Appellant contends that the trial court erred in improperly giving a jury instruction for possession of recently stolen property. However, the instruction was proper since the record reflects that the state established an adequate factual basis showing appellant’s possession of stolen money. See State v. Young, 217 So.2d 567 (Fla.1968); Griffin v. State, 370 So.2d 860 (Fla. 1st DCA 1979).…