Ford v. State

Citations

• 80 Fla. 781
• 86 So. 715

Syllabus

<p>1. An indictment alleging that the accused did “unlawfully break and enter a building of another, to-wit: a cotton house, the property of C., with intent to commit a felony, to-wit: grand larceny,” sufficiently charges the statutory offense, and the defendant could not have been misled' or embarrassed by the charge as made. The building is sufficiently described. An intent to commit a felony is alleged. The property intended to be stolen need not be described.</p> <p>2. Where there is sufficient evidentiary basis for charges given, and no material errors .of law appear therein, a mere failure to charge on circumstantial evidence will not cause a reversal of a judgment of conviction, no charge on that point having been requested.</p> <p>3. Where the evidence is legally sufficient to sustain the verdict, and errors of procedure, if any, are harmless, the judgment will be affirmed.</p>