LAWS v. STATE

No. 76-1544.

356 So.2d 7 (1977)

Derrick John LAWS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

September 6, 1977.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Frank B. Kessler, Chief, Appellate Division, and James K. Green, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Richard P. Zaretsky, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


ON PETITION FOR REHEARING

ANSTEAD, Judge.

Our opinion issued on July 22, 1977 is hereby withdrawn and the following substituted therefor.

The appellant, Derrick John Laws, convicted of robbery, claims in this appeal that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal made at the close of the state's case in chief. It is well established that a motion for judgment of acquittal should not be granted unless it is apparent that...

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