State v. Crews

JOHN M. McNATT, Circuit Judge.

By information, the appellants, Fuller Warren Crews, Walden H. Massey, and Alfred F. Padgett, were charged with unlawfully damaging and injuring telephone equipment of another in violation of chapter 822.10, Florida Statutes. After “not guilty” pleas, they were tried in the criminal court of record of Duval County. Despite their denials and their alibis, they were found guilty as charged, and all three were sentenced to six months at hard labor in the county jail. In addition to the confinement, Crews and Massey were required to pay the costs of prosecution in…