Benson v. State

Full title: RICHARD CARL BENSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District

Date published: Jul 7, 1982

416 So. 2d 1199 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

Opinion

No. 81-1205.

July 7, 1982.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Osceola County, Rom W. Powell, J.

James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Michael B. Jones, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Evelyn D. Golden, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

COWART, Judge.

An "auxiliary deputy sheriff" as defined in section 943.10(6), Florida Statutes (1981), is a "law enforcement officer" within the meaning of section 784.07, Florida Statutes (1981), prohibiting the assault or battery of law enforcement officers.

AFFIRMED.

FRANK D. UPCHURCH, Jr. and SHARP, JJ., concur.