Brown v. State

Appellant appeals his conviction for aggravated battery, claiming that the trial court erred by denying his motion for judgment of acquittal based on the state’s failure to present evidence of venue. Because we find that the jury could reasonably infer the offense was committed in the county where the case was brought, we affirm.

Appellant was charged with aggravated battery based on an incident which took place at the Summit Boulevard branch of the U.S. Post Office in West Palm Beach. During voir dire, defense counsel told the panel that the incident occurred at the Summit branch post office.…