COX v. STATE

No. WW-430.

394 So.2d 237 (1981)

Lionel Don COX, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 27, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael J. Minerva, Public Defender, and Thomas Presnell, Jr., Asst. Public Defender, Tallahassee, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Gregory C. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr. (Retired), Associate Judge.

Appellant was convicted as a principal in the first degree to an armed robbery committed by his brother, James Earl Cox. We find that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain the conviction and, therefore, vacate the sentence and reverse the judgment.

Shortly after midnight, a white male later identified as appellant's brother, James Earl Cox, robbed the clerk of a convenience store. Immediately thereafter...

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