Case Name: MORRIS EDWARDS And J. W. CORBIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1945-02-06
Citations: 155 Fla. 550
Docket Number: 
Parties: MORRIS EDWARDS And J. W. CORBIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
Judges: CHAPMAN, C. J. TERRELL and BUFORD, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Florida Reports
Volume: 155
Pages: 550–551

Head Matter:
MORRIS EDWARDS And J. W. CORBIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA
20 So. (2nd) 916
January Term, 1945
February 6, 1945
Division A
Rehearing denied March 5, 1945
W. P. Chavous and Royal C. Dunn, for appellants.
J. Tom Watson, Attorney General, and John C. Wynn, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Opinion:
ADAMS, J.:
This appeal is from a conviction of grand larceny. The only question is whether the evidence is sufficient.
The two appellants and two women were charged with grand larceny. The women signed a full confession which was read in the presence of appellants, the two women, the sheriff and others. Appellants remained silent. Thus the confession became admissible in evidence against the appellants. See Autrey v. State, 94 Fla. 229, 114 So. 244; Handley v. State, 125 Fla. 632, 170 So. 748.
The women did not testify. The appellants testified but disclaimed guilt and explained their silence by saying they paid no attention to the reading of the confession. It is true the confession standing alone would not sustain the verdict of the jury, but, here the appellants knew the victim was intoxicated; they had reason to believe he had a substantial amount of money; that he was a stranger and their chances of getting away with the money without being apprehended were good.
The jury had all the circumstances before them. The trial was conducted according to law. We affirm the judg ment upon authority of Autrey v. State and Handley v. State, supra.
Affirmed.
CHAPMAN, C. J. TERRELL and BUFORD, JJ., concur.