Florida District Courts of Appeal, 1999

Summerall v. State

Summerall v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided May 5, 1999 · Gunther, Stevenson, Warner
734 So. 2d 449; 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 5714; 1999 WL 270439 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Summerall v. State

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

Appellant challenges his conviction for armed burglary, contending that the state’s evidence was insufficient to prove that he was armed during the commission *450of the burglary. In this circumstantial evidence case, the state concedes, and we agree, that under this court’s decision in Dupree v. State, 705 So.2d 90, 93-94 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998), the evidence was not inconsistent with appellant’s reasonable hypothesis of innocence. Appellant argued that he was not armed during the burglary, and we cannot find any evidence even indicating the presence of a firearm during the commission of the crime. However, there was sufficient evidence from which the jury could conclude that appellant had committed the burglary. Therefore, we reverse the conviction and sentence for burglary with • a firearm and remand for resentencing for burglary. We affirm the conviction and sentence for possession of burglary tools.

GUNTHER, WARNER and STEVENSON, JJ„ concur.

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