Whorley v. State

Citations

• 45 Fla. 123

Syllabus

<p>CRIMINAL Yaw — ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT — KNOWLEDGE OF FELONY COMMITTED MUST BE PROVED.</p> <p>I. In order to convict a party of the crime of being accessory after the fact to a felony, as defined by Section 2356, Revised Statutes, it is indispensably necessary to prove that the party charged, at the time he rendered the forbidden aid or assistance to the felon, knew that he had committed a felony or was an accessory before the fact to a felony; and it must be further shown that the aid or assistance given was done with the intention and for the purpose of having the felon to avoid or escape detection, arrest, trial or punishment.</p> <p>Evidence considered and held to be insufficient to support a conviction.</p>