{"id":590,"date":"2019-03-19T16:30:09","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T20:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=590"},"modified":"2026-01-31T13:22:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T18:22:05","slug":"court-reverses-florida-grand-theft-conviction-due-to-insufficient-evidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/court-reverses-florida-grand-theft-conviction-due-to-insufficient-evidence\/","title":{"rendered":"Court Reverses Florida Grand Theft Conviction Due to Insufficient Evidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are charged with a crime, the State is required to produce sufficient evidence of each element of the crime to convict you. For example, to prove a defendant committed grand theft, the State must show that a defendant stole the property of another person and that the value of the property is at least $300.<\/p>\n<p>A Florida appellate court recently reversed a conviction due to insufficient evidence of the value of stolen property in a grand theft <a href=\"https:\/\/www.4dca.org\/content\/download\/426851\/4632875\/file\/172501_1708_01232019_08583496_i.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">case<\/a>. If you live in Clearwater and are charged with grand theft or another criminal offense you should meet with a skilled Clearwater criminal defense attorney to discuss the circumstances surrounding your arrest and your available defenses.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Facts Surrounding the Alleged Theft<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Allegedly, the defendant was charged with and convicted of burglary and grand theft. The State\u2019s primary witness at the defendant\u2019s trial was a co-defendant, who testified on behalf of the State following an entry of an open plea. The witness stated that he drove the defendant and another person to an apartment building and acted as a lookout as the defendant and the other man entered an apartment.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/court-reverses-florida-grand-theft-conviction-due-to-insufficient-evidence\/#more-590\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are charged with a crime, the State is required to produce sufficient evidence of each element of the crime to convict you. 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