February 9, 2022
State of Florida v. John Garcia
Case Number(s):
SC19-1366

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Summary:

Garcia was convicted of second-degree grand theft and second-degree murder in the 2013 disappearance of Larissa Macriello. Garcia appealed, and the Third District Court of Appeal reversed the second-degree murder conviction and reduced the second-degree grand theft conviction to third-degree grand theft. The State of Florida asks this Court for review, arguing that the Third DCA applied a special standard of review for convictions supported entirely by circumstantial evidence that this Court has since abandoned and the decision conflicts with other appellate court decisions.