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Coates v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 7, 1987
513 So. 2d 757 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

Opinion

No. 87-0591.

October 7, 1987.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Broward County, John G. Ferris, J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Marcy Allen, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Jr., Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Georgina Jimenez-Orosa, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


We affirm the conviction for grand theft and the sentence imposed. The trial court did not err in finding that the property taken, a moped over 5 brake horsepower, is a motor vehicle as defined in section 322.01(2), Florida Statutes (1985), and not a moped as defined in section 316.003(2), Florida Statutes (1985).

As a motor vehicle, the moped is presumed to have value pursuant to section 812.014(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1986), and the trial court was correct in so instructing the jury. No other instruction as to the value of the moped was necessary.

AFFIRMED.

ANSTEAD and LETTS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Coates v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Oct 7, 1987
513 So. 2d 757 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)
Case details for

Coates v. State

Case Details

Full title:PATRICK K. COATES, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Oct 7, 1987

Citations

513 So. 2d 757 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987)

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