State v. Iglesias

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Appellant, State of Florida, argues that the trial court should not have granted appellee, Antonio Iglesias’, motion for a judgment of acquittal after the jury had returned a verdict of guilt. The state maintains that the jury had already lawfully found that appellee had the intent to steal the victim’s truck and the court should not have acquitted appellee. We agree.

At trial, a witness testified that appellee and his companion were attempting to get inside a truck. After breaking a window and getting in, appellee leaned over. The witness then observed that as the two men…