McQUEEN v. STATE

No. 72-777.

304 So.2d 501 (1974)

Freddie McQUEEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied January 8, 1975.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Bruce J. Daniels, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Frank B. Kessler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


SCHWARTZ, ALAN R., Associate Judge.

McQueen appeals from his conviction for buying, receiving, or aiding in the concealment of stolen property in violation of F.S. § 811.16. Because the state did not establish, even prima facie, the corpus delicti of the crime, apart from the defendant's confession, we reverse.

At the trial, the state established that McQueen was in possession, of and succeeded in pawning, for some $30.00, a calculator which had been...

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