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Stepien v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 17, 1990
570 So. 2d 1149 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

Opinion

No. 90-1047.

December 17, 1990.

An Appeal from the Circuit Court of Bay County; Clinton E. Foster, Judge.

Dean Tooker, Parker, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Virlindia Doss, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, for appellee.


The appellant appeals from his conviction, after trial by jury, of dealing in stolen property in violation of section 812.019(1), Florida Statutes. The appellant alleges that the evidence does not support a finding that the appellant was trafficking or endeavoring to traffic in stolen property. We agree.

The evidence in this case is insufficient to support a conviction for dealing in stolen property. See Townsley v. State, 443 So.2d 1072 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984). This case is, therefore, reversed and remanded to the trial court for entry of an order granting appellant's motion for judgment of acquittal on the charge of dealing in stolen property.

JOANOS, BARFIELD and WOLF, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Stepien v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Dec 17, 1990
570 So. 2d 1149 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)
Case details for

Stepien v. State

Case Details

Full title:EDWARD S. STEPIEN, APPELLANT, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Dec 17, 1990

Citations

570 So. 2d 1149 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)