State v. Carroll

A jury found appellant guilty of breach of trust with a fraudulent intention. He was sentenced to six (6) months’ imprisonment, to be reduced to three (3) months upon return of the victim’s property. Appellant asserts that the trial judge should have granted the request for a jury instruction on circumstantial evidence because the State relied solely on circumstantial evidence to prove the intent element of the charged offense. We disagree and affirm the judgment.

In this case the State relied on direct evidence to prove the identity of appellant and the acts of the charged offense. The State…