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Ferguson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Apr 20, 1994
633 So. 2d 1183 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

Opinion

No. 93-0980.

March 23, 1994. Clarification Denied April 20, 1994.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, St. Lucie County, L.B. Vocelle, J.

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

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Melynda M. Melear, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Appellant, Harry Ferguson, appeals his convictions of attempted first degree murder, grand theft auto and attempted robbery (of money) with a deadly weapon.

We find no error in the trial court's refusal, mid-trial, to allow appellant to represent himself, nor do we find support for appellant's claim of ineffectiveness of trial counsel. As to these issues we affirm.

Appellant was charged in a three-count information with attempted murder, attempted robbery of a motor vehicle with a firearm, and grand theft auto. While there are references in the record to a "Count IV" upon which appellant's conviction of attempted robbery of money with a deadly weapon would have rested, we find no such count in the information. Appellant has thus been convicted of a crime not charged. This is impermissible. Rose v. State, 507 So.2d 630 (Fla. 5th DCA 1987) (extensive citations omitted). See also, In Interest of C.T., 582 So.2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 1991). We therefore reverse appellant's conviction based upon this nonexistent count.

AFFIRMED IN PART; REVERSED IN PART; REMANDED.

HERSEY, POLEN and STEVENSON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Ferguson v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Apr 20, 1994
633 So. 2d 1183 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)
Case details for

Ferguson v. State

Case Details

Full title:HARRY JAMES FERGUSON, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Apr 20, 1994

Citations

633 So. 2d 1183 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

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