765 So. 2d 799 - Bartlett v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

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1. “Felonious intent is an essential element of the crime of grand theft. In order to sustain a conviction for grand theft, the State must show that the defendant had the specific intent to commit the theft at the time of or prior to the commission of the act of taking. Because intent to commit the theft usually cannot be proven by direct evidence, the intent may be inferred from the circumstances surrounding the illegal act. However, the circumstantial evidence must exclude every reasonable hypothesis but that of guilt.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Isenhour v. State

2. “Where an attempt is made by the State to prove [knowledge and intent] through circumstantial evidence, such proof must not only be consistent with guilt but also inconsistent with any other reasonable hypothesis of innocence.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Isenhour v. State

3. “where it clearly appears that the taking was perfectly consistent with honest conduct, although the party charged with the crime may have been mistaken, he cannot be convicted of larceny.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 972 So. 2d 982 - Siplin v. State