Bivins v. State, 208 So. 2d 666

PER CURIAM.

The appellant was found guilty after a non-jury trial ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍upon two separate informa-tions charging defendant with crimes against nature in violation of § 800.01, Fla. Stat., F.S.A. He was sentenced ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍to a total of six years. This appeal followed.

The single point presented on appeal urges that the State did not ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍establish a prima facie case concerning the commission of the crime. It is urged that the element of penetration ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍was not proved. See Swain v. State, Fla.App.1965, 172 So.2d 3.

The testimony of the victim was clearly sufficient to establish the ‍‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​​​​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‍element specified. See Drawdy v. State, 97 Fla. 367, 120 So. 844 (1929).

Affirmed.

Case Details

Case Name: Bivins v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Apr 9, 1968

Citations: 208 So. 2d 666; 1968 Fla. App. LEXIS 5812; No. 67-792

Docket Number: No. 67-792

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.