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Kennedy v. StateKennedy v. State

Supreme Court of Florida
Dec 23, 1943
Reporters:
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Before:
Buford
BUFORD, C. J.:

Appellant, having been convicted of the offense of breaking and entering a building ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍of another with intent to commit grand larceny, has brought the judgment here for review.

The only contention presented is that the evidence is not sufficient to support the ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍judgment.

On the trial accused attempted to. establish an alibi. The jury evidently gave no credence to the evidence supporting the contention that accused was not present at the time ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍and place of the commission of the crime. The record justifies its (the jury’s) action in this regard.

The judgment should be affirmed on authority of the opinions and judgments ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍in the following cases: Turner v. State, 99 Fla. 246, 126 So. 158; Roberson v. State, 40 Fla. 509, 24 So. 474; Walks v. State, 123 Fla., 700, 167 So. 523; Mitchem v. State, 114 ‍​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‍Fla. 537, 154 So. 213.

So ordered.

Affirmed.

TERELL, CHAPMAN, ADAMS and SEBRING, JJ., concur. BROWN and THOMAS, JJ., dissent.

Case Details

Case Name: Kennedy v. State
Court Name: Supreme Court of Florida
Date Published: Dec 23, 1943
Citations: 16 So. 2d 45; 153 Fla. 863; 1943 Fla. LEXIS 800
Court Abbreviation: Fla.
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