Blocker v. State

Citations

• 60 Fla. 4

Syllabus

<p>1. In a prosecution for felony, it is essential that the record proper should clearly show that the defendant was arraigned and pleaded to the charge, and by express recital or by fair implication that the accused was personally present at every stage of the trial, and a statement in the record proper that the defendant came by his attorneys, does not imply the defendant’s personal presence.</p> <p>2. In a prosecution for larceny, it is error to refuse charges predicated upon a lawful taking of the property where that was the defense made in the evidence.</p>