Hogan v. State

Full title: George HOGAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.

Date published: Feb 3, 2017

209 So. 3d 653 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

Opinion

Case No. 5D16–1191

02-03-2017

George HOGAN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Nancy Ryan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant. Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Andrea K. Totten, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Nancy Ryan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Andrea K. Totten, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.

PER CURIAM.

AFFIRMED. See State v. Gonzalez , 121 So.3d 625 (Fla. 4th DCA 2013) (holding prosecutor has discretion to charge defendant under general crime even though more specific crime exists).

SAWAYA, ORFINGER and TORPY, JJ., concur.