Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1980

Lovett v. State

Lovett v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided February 15, 1980 · Booth, McCord, Mills
379 So. 2d 1321; 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 15960 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Lovett v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This cause is before us on appeal from a final judgment for conviction for dealing in stolen property under Florida Statutes, § 812.019. We find that no evidence was presented at trial to establish the “traffics in, or endeavors to traffic in” requirement of § 812.019, as defined in Florida Statutes, § 812.012, as follows:

“Traffic means:
“(a) To sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of property.
“(b) To buy, receive, possess, obtain control of, or use property with the intent to sell, transfer, distribute, dispense, or otherwise dispose of such property.”

Accordingly, we must REVERSE the conviction.

MILLS, C. J., and BOOTH and McCORD, JJ., concur.

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