Case Name: George GROOMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-03-09
Citations: 427 So. 2d 391
Docket Number: No. 82-716
Parties: George GROOMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: LETTS, C.J., and DOWNEY and GLICK-STEIN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 427
Pages: 391–391

Head Matter:
George GROOMS, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 82-716.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 9, 1983.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Craig S. Barnard, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Robert L. Bogen, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant was charged with grand theft of certain goods from a Sears & Roebuck department store. From a jury verdict of guilty of grand theft and a five year sentence appellant has perfected this appeal.
We have carefully considered the evidence presented and find it woefully lacking in probative value to meet the burden of proof required. Without detailing all of the evidence, suffice it to say that, with the exception of a $6.00 blouse that appellant was observed taking out of the store without paying therefor, the State failed to prove that any other merchandise was stolen or that appellant was the thief. Thus, we conclude that the evidence is only sufficient to support a conviction of petit theft.
Appellant's second point involving the absence of a Richardson hearing for a discovery violation would have no bearing on the petit theft conviction.
Accordingly, we reverse the conviction of grand theft and reduce the conviction to petit theft and remand the cause to the trial court for resentencing.
LETTS, C.J., and DOWNEY and GLICK-STEIN, JJ., concur.
. Richardson v. State, 246 So.2d 771 (Fla.1971).