Waterman v. State

317 So.2d 469 (1975)

M.J. WATERMAN a/K/a Mark Jay Waterman a/K/a James Waterman, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 74-883.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

August 15, 1975.

Gerald Kogan, Miami, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Frank B. Kessler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

OWEN, Judge.

Appellant-Waterman was guilty of grand larceny but because of prosecutorial ineptness[1] his conviction must be set aside.

Appellant was president of Tri-County Mortgage Company which was engaged in the business of servicing mortgages. In…