Hogwood v. State

HENDRY, Judge.

Appellant seeks review of liis conviction hy the Criminal Court of Record for Dade County and assigns as error the.denial of his motions for directed verdict and new-trial, which motions were addressed to the sufficiency of the evidence.

On May 5, 1964, appellant, who had been tried without a jury was found guilty of robbery. Prior to the court’s finding, defendant moved for and was denied a directed verdict. On July 17, 1964, appellant orally moved for a new trial and requested permission to reduce the motion to writing. On July 21, 1964, his written motion for a new trial was…