HORTON v. STATE


91 So.2d 304 (1956)

Helen HORTON and Pearl G. Lewis, Appellants, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Florida, Special Division A.

December 5, 1956.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Taylor, Boehme & Yocom, Miami, for appellants.

Richard W. Ervin, Atty. Gen., and George R. Georgieff, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.


HOBSON, Justice.

This is an appeal by defendants from judgment of the Broward County Criminal Court of Record on a verdict of guilty of grand larceny.

Appellants were charged with the theft of a mink stole of a value in excess of $50 from a ladies' specialty shop located in Hollywood, Florida.

The evidence against appellants is wholly circumstantial in character. The stole had been on a hanger approximately 10 or 12 feet from the front door of the...

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