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Laine v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 10, 2003
838 So. 2d 1242 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

Opinion

Case No. 1D01-4935.

Opinion filed March 10, 2003.

An appeal from the Circuit Court for Gulf County. Honorable Glenn Hess, Judge.

Harold S. Richmond, Quincy, for Appellant.

Charlie Crist, Attorney General; Janelle Gillaspie, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


We reverse appellant's conviction because there was insufficient evidence that it was appellant who committed the crime. See Pagan v. State, 830 So.2d 792, 803 (Fla. 2002) (ruling that "if the State's evidence is wholly circumstantial, not only must there be sufficient evidence establishing each element of the offense, but the evidence must also exclude the defendant's reasonable hypothesis of innocence"). Accordingly, we remand with directions that the trial court vacate the judgment of conviction and order placing appellant on probation and enter a judgment of acquittal. See Hubbard v. State, 828 So.2d 494 (Fla. 1st DCA 2002).

REVERSED and REMANDED, with directions.

DAVIS, BROWNING and POLSTON, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Laine v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District
Mar 10, 2003
838 So. 2d 1242 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)
Case details for

Laine v. State

Case Details

Full title:WILLIAM LAINE, Appellant, v. STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee

Court:District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District

Date published: Mar 10, 2003

Citations

838 So. 2d 1242 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

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