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Gaston v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Oct 16, 1996
682 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

Opinion

No. 95-03103.

October 16, 1996.

Appeal from Circuit Court, Hillsborough County; Diana M. Allen, J.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Timothy J. Ferreri, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Robert L. Martin, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


The defendant argues, and the state concedes, that his conviction of the lesser offense of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm should be reversed because the information did not allege a necessary element, i.e., that the victim had a well-founded fear of imminent violence. See Velasquez v. State, 654 So.2d 1227 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). Therefore, we reverse the conviction on this ground. On remand, the state may prosecute the defendant for the offense of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer with a firearm or any lesser included offense. See Jaramillo v. State, 659 So.2d 1238 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). The defendant may not be retried for attempted first degree murder of a law enforcement officer. Id.

Reversed and remanded.

THREADGILL, C.J., and LAZZARA and FULMER, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Gaston v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Oct 16, 1996
682 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)
Case details for

Gaston v. State

Case Details

Full title:BIENVENIDO G. GASTON, APPELLANT v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Oct 16, 1996

Citations

682 So. 2d 581 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

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