Brown v. State
District Court of Appeal of Florida
1Per curiam
Contrary to the only contention of the defendant which warrants discussion, the jury’s acquittal of him on two counts of the information charging robbery and sexual battery was not legally or, for that matter, logically inconsistent with their guilty verdict on the remaining count, which charged him with entering a dwelling with the intent to commit robbery and sexual battery. This contention was put to rest adversely to the defendant in Robinson v. State, 393 So.2d 33, 34 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981):
“Defendant’s acquittal only signified that the jury, for whatever reason, determined that the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pitts v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
- Robinson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Griffin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1973
3Cited by2 opinions
- Cardali v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2001
- State v. PetersonCourt of Appeals of South Carolina · 1999