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Merlino v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 16, 1993
619 So. 2d 512 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

Opinion

No. 92-1973.

June 16, 1993.

Appeal from the Circuit Court, Palm Beach County, Richard I. Wennet, J.

Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Joseph R. Chloupek, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Michelle A. Smith, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


Appellant, charged with burglary, was convicted of trespass in a conveyance, a second degree misdemeanor. The record reflects that the conveyance was occupied. However, the jury was instructed only on trespass in a conveyance, and that is what the verdict form specified, with no mention that the vehicle was occupied.

It was error to sentence Appellant on the first degree misdemeanor of trespass in an occupied conveyance, rather than the second degree misdemeanor. Therefore, we reverse the sentence and remand for resentencing. In all other respects, the judgment is affirmed.

STONE, POLEN and KLEIN, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Merlino v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 16, 1993
619 So. 2d 512 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)
Case details for

Merlino v. State

Case Details

Full title:PHILLIP MERLINO, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jun 16, 1993

Citations

619 So. 2d 512 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)