Case Name: John D. SHAFFER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2000-03-22
Citations: 753 So. 2d 758
Docket Number: No. 4D98-4106
Parties: John D. SHAFFER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: WARNER, C.J., KLEIN, J„ and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 753
Pages: 758–759

Head Matter:
John D. SHAFFER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 4D98-4106.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
March 22, 2000.
Rehearing Denied April 17, 2000.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, Corey Smith and Margaret Good-Earnest, Assistant Public Defenders, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney Gener-' al, Tallahassee, and Frank J. Ingrassia, Assistant Attorney General, West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant challenges his conviction for dealing in stolen property, claiming that his motion for judgment of acquittal should have been granted because the evidence was insufficient to show that the property appellant pawned was the same property taken from the victim. However, we conclude that there was sufficient circumstantial evidence presented that linked the stolen property to the victim and to the appellant to survive the motion. See Barton v. State, 302 So.2d 799, 799 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974)("[i]t is well established that identity of stolen property may be determined by the jury from circumstantial evidence") (citations omitted); see also State v. Fort, 380 So.2d 534, 536 (Fla. 5th DCA 1980).
As to appellant's complaint regarding closing argument, the matters were not preserved. We have reviewed the closing argument, and we conclude that the matters raised do not constitute error.
Affirmed.
WARNER, C.J., KLEIN, J" and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., Senior Judge, concur.