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Hessel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 1, 1988
525 So. 2d 512 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

Summary

granting certiorari and quashing the circuit court's order affirming a traffic conviction after concluding that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain the conviction

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Opinion

No. 87-3287.

June 1, 1988.

Petition for writ of certiorari to the Circuit Court for Broward County; Patti Englander Henning, Judge.

Paul W. Hessel, Dania, pro se.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Deborah Guller, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for respondent.


We grant certiorari and quash the order affirming petitioner's traffic conviction of a violation of section 316.183(5), Florida Statutes (1985), because we find the evidence legally insufficient to sustain the conviction. Tibbs v. State, 397 So.2d 1120 (Fla. 1981). The cause is remanded to the circuit court for entry of an order reversing the judgment and remanding to the trial court for the entry of a judgment of acquittal.

Certiorari granted; order quashed with directions.

WALDEN and STONE, JJ., and OWEN, WILLIAM C., Jr., (Retired), Associate Judge, concur.


Summaries of

Hessel v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District
Jun 1, 1988
525 So. 2d 512 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

granting certiorari and quashing the circuit court's order affirming a traffic conviction after concluding that the evidence was legally insufficient to sustain the conviction

Summary of this case from Gray v. Kinsey
Case details for

Hessel v. State

Case Details

Full title:PAUL W. HESSEL, PETITIONER, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, RESPONDENT

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District

Date published: Jun 1, 1988

Citations

525 So. 2d 512 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

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