Legal Opinion
O'Brien v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided January 17, 1968No. 67-209PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LILES, Chief Judge.
The appellant-defendant, Patrick O’Brien, is appealing from a judgment entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of buying stolen property.
Defendant was charged with violating Florida Statute § 811.16, F.S.A., which forbids the buying, receiving, or concealing of stolen property, knowing the same to have been stolen.
At trial the State presented evidence showing that Phillip David Jinks and Hiram McElroy broke into a home and stole a color television set. Jinks and McElroy sold this set to defendant O’Brien. O’Brien in turn sold the television set to a Mr. and…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Jones v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
- Romanello v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1964
- Ard v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1959
- McClain v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1966
3Cited by3 opinions
- Solis v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1972
- Mollica v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1979
- Borgess v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984