Legal Opinion

Raybon v. State

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided October 15, 1954PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Per curiam

We have examined the transcript of testimony in this case, and find that the evidence against the appellant Fred Raybon is entirely circumstantial in character. It is concluded that the conviction of this appellant upon the circumstantial evidence herein cannot be sustained because, although the proof might be said to be consistent with his guilt, we cannot hold that it is inconsistent with any other hypothesis. Nor do we find it to be “of a conclusive character, pointing directly and unerringly to the accused’s guilt beyond a reasonable doubt”, but, on the contrary, we believe that it does…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Kilbee v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1951
  2. Lyons v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1950

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1968
  2. Horton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  3. Bernovich v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  4. Burke v. BeasleySupreme Court of Florida · 1954
  5. Delgado v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1969

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