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State v. Shaw

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 12, 1997
693 So. 2d 582 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

Opinion

Case No. 96-00753

Opinion filed February 12, 1997.

Appeal from the Circuit Court for Hillsborough County; M. William Graybill, Judge.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Patricia E. Davenport, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellant.

James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Robert D. Rosen, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellee.


The State appeals the circuit judge's order, entered after trial, declaring section 316.1935(2), Florida Statutes (1995), unconstitutional on the ground of vagueness. Based on the recent authority of State v. Barnes, 686 So.2d 633 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996), we reverse that ruling.

It is not necessary to remand this matter to the trial court for further proceedings. The only matter appealed by the State is addressed by State v. Barnes. Although the trial court entered judgment and sentence on a lesser offense based on its ruling of unconstitutionality, the evidence at trial did not support a conviction for the greater offense. Accordingly, we affirm the convictions and sentences as determined and imposed by the trial judge.

Ruling on constitutionality of statute reversed; judgments and sentences affirmed.

ALTENBERND, A.C.J., and NORTHCUTT, J., Concur.


Summaries of

State v. Shaw

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District
Feb 12, 1997
693 So. 2d 582 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)
Case details for

State v. Shaw

Case Details

Full title:STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellant, v. ROBERT EDWARD SHAW, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District

Date published: Feb 12, 1997

Citations

693 So. 2d 582 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

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