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Kirkland v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 31, 1979
366 So. 2d 871 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

Opinion

No. 77-2478.

January 31, 1979.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, St. Lucie County, Royce R. Lewis, J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Kenneth R. Barba and Jerry L. Schwarz, Asst. Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction for burglary of a structure. By information it was alleged that the appellant had burglarized a structure owned by the City of Fort Pierce. At trial no evidence was offered to establish ownership of the structure involved. Neither was there any evidence offered to show what entity operated or possessed the structure involved. Hence, the proof at trial was insufficient to sustain appellant's conviction for burglary. Covington v. State, 359 So.2d 563 (Fla. 4th DCA 1978). Accordingly, the judgment of conviction is reversed with directions that the appellant, Wilbert Kirkland, be discharged.

ANSTEAD and BERANEK, JJ., and SIEGENDORF, ARDEN M., Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Kirkland v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jan 31, 1979
366 So. 2d 871 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)
Case details for

Kirkland v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILBERT KIRKLAND, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jan 31, 1979

Citations

366 So. 2d 871 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

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