Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1986

Davis v. State

Davis v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided March 25, 1986 · Bart, Hub, Pearson, Schwartz
485 So. 2d 490; 11 Fla. L. Weekly 727; 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 7001 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Davis v. State

Opinion

Because the disputed and equivocal circumstantial evidence that Davis was driving the decedent’s vehicle at the time of the fatal accident was, as a matter of law, insufficient to overcome Davis’ direct testimony on the stand and other evidence that he was a passenger, Mayo v. State, 71 So.2d 899 (Fla. 1954); see McArthur v. State, 351 So.2d 972 (Fla. 1977); cf. State v. Allen, 335 So.2d 823 (Fla. 1976), the conviction below of manslaughter under § 316.-1931, Fla.Stat. (1983) is reversed with directions to discharge the defendant.

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