SMITH v. STATE

No. 68-613.

217 So.2d 337 (1969)

Joel Bryant SMITH, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida. Third District.

Rehearing Denied January 17, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Koeppel, Public Defender, and Michael C. Slotnick, Special Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

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

Before CHARLES CARROLL, C.J., and PEARSON and HENDRY, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

The appellant was tried by the court, convicted of larceny of an automobile, and sentenced to two years in prison.

Smith contends that except for his confession, there is insufficient evidence to sustain his conviction. He relies on Hodges v. State, Fla. 1965, 176 So.2d 91, in which the Supreme Court of Florida held that a larceny conviction could not be sustained if...

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