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Louis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 31, 1995
654 So. 2d 1290 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

Summary

vacating the portion of the trial court order that was based on hearsay evidence and remanding for a new value determination

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Opinion

No. 94-2056.

May 31, 1995.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court for Dade County; Leonard Glick, Judge.

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Julie M. Levitt, Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Charles M. Fahlbusch, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and JORGENSON and LEVY, JJ.


We find no merit to most of the appellant's points on appeal and therefore affirm the convictions and sentences below with but two exceptions. First, the judgment form must be corrected to reflect that burglary of a structure is a third degree felony. Second, the amount ordered in restitution is improperly supported only by hearsay evidence of value. See Delks v. State, 622 So.2d 624 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993); House v. State, 614 So.2d 677 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); Thomas v. State, 581 So.2d 992 (Fla. 2d DCA 1991). Hence, that portion of the restitution order is vacated and the cause remanded for a new hearing on the valuation issue alone.

Affirmed in part, vacated and remanded in part.


Summaries of

Louis v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District
May 31, 1995
654 So. 2d 1290 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

vacating the portion of the trial court order that was based on hearsay evidence and remanding for a new value determination

Summary of this case from Garcia v. State
Case details for

Louis v. State

Case Details

Full title:ARDELL LOUIS, APPELLANT, v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District

Date published: May 31, 1995

Citations

654 So. 2d 1290 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995)

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