Case Name: Patrick STOCKTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-10-11
Citations: 371 So. 2d 106
Docket Number: No. JJ-38
Parties: Patrick STOCKTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: SMITH, Acting C. J., and MELVIN and BOOTH, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 371
Pages: 106–107

Head Matter:
Patrick STOCKTON, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. JJ-38.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.
Oct. 11, 1978.
Timothy D. Harley of Williams, Gibson & Harley, Tallahassee, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., and Richard W. Prospect, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Appellant seeks review of his conviction for receiving stolen property, Section 812.-031, Florida Statutes (1975), asserting there was insufficient evidence to show his knowledge of the stolen character of the property. We agree and reverse. The evidence against the appellant was entirely circumstantial and was insufficient to exclude every reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Accordingly, appellant's conviction is REVERSED with directions that appellant be DISCHARGED.
SMITH, Acting C. J., and MELVIN and BOOTH, JJ., concur.