HORNSBY v. STATE, 146 Fla. 23 (1941)

200 So. 541

J. A. HORNSBY, Appellant, v. STATE, Appellee. En Banc

Supreme Court of Florida.
Opinion Filed February 4, 1941 Rehearing Denied March 6, 1941

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Marion County, F.R. Hocker, Judge.

Douglas Schad, for Appellant;

George Couper Gibbs, Attorney General, and William Fisher, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

The sole error complained of is that the evidence was insufficient to support a verdict of guilty of grand larceny. We have examined it and are of the opinion that there was ample testimony to justify the verdict and judgment of the court.

It is, therefore, ordered that the judgment be —

Affirmed.

WHITFIELD, BUFORD, CHAPMAN and THOMAS, J. J., concur.

BROWN, C. J., TERRELL and ADAMS, J. J., dissent.

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