Kirkland v. State
Citations
- 82 Fla. 118
- 89 So. 356
Syllabus
<p>1. The unexplained possession of recently stolen property is sufficient proof to uphold a verdict of guilty upon a charge of larceny.</p> <p>2. Larceny may be proved by circumstantial evidence if it is of sufficient probative force to support a legal inference of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.</p> <p>3. Where the evidence is legally sufficient to support the verdict and there is nothing to indicate that the jury was influenced by considerations outside the evidence, the verdict will he affirmed.</p>
Judges: Ellis, Taylor, West, Whitfield
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9 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Casso v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1966-01-28· cited 31×
- Jackson v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida· 1999-06-09· cited 18×
- Tucker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1923-06-14· cited 11×
- Studstill v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1922-05-19· cited 9×
- Collinsworth v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1921-10-19· cited 7×
- Moore v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1922-02-18· cited 7×
- Andrea v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1921-10-24· cited 5×
- Crawford v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1923-06-20· cited 5×
- Carr v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1922-08-01· cited 3×
Cites
9 cases in this archive are cited by this case.
- McDonald v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1908-06-15· cited 62×
- Herndon v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1917-02-24· cited 29×
- McCoy v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1918-02-20· cited 26×
- Barrentine v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1916-06-13· cited 19×
- Wallace v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1918-08-05· cited 17×
- McClellan v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1913-10-28· cited 16×
- Messer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1918-04-25· cited 12×
- Hamlin v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1920-07-10· cited 11×
- Brown v. StateSupreme Court of Florida· 1920-04-17· cited 7×
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