HOOVER v. STATE

No. 67-862.

212 So.2d 95 (1968)

John Hamilton HOOVER, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied July 24, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Harry W. Prebish, Richard M. Gale, Miami, for appellant.

Earl Faircloth, Atty. Gen., and Jesse J. McCrary, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before CHARLES CARROLL, C.J., and BARKDULL and SWANN, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

After a non-jury trial, the appellant was found guilty of entering without breaking into a building with the intent to commit a felony therein, to-wit, aggravated assault. He appeals and contends that the evidence was insufficient to sustain the trial court's finding of guilt. The evidence is conflicting but it is a fundamental principle that an appellate court does not sit as the trier of fact. Williams v. Smelt, Fla. 1955, 83 So.2d 1...

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