Ginn v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Opinion of the Court
VILLANTI, Judge.
Billy Dwayne Ginn appeals his convictions and sentences for two counts of uttering a forged document and two counts of grand theft, contending that the trial court should have granted his motion for judgment of acquittal because the State failed to prove that he had the requisite knowledge or intent to commit the charged crimes. We agree, and we reverse and remand for discharge.
Facts
The State charged Ginn with two counts of forgery, two counts of uttering a forged document, and two counts of grand theft based on allegations that he had cashed two forged American Express…
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