Florida District Courts of Appeal, 2009

Johnson v. State

Johnson v. State
Florida District Courts of Appeal · Decided July 29, 2009 · Tuter, Jack, Damoorgian
14 So. 3d 261; 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 10362; 2009 WL 2243856 (Southern Reporter, Third Series)

Johnson v. State

Opinion

TUTER, JACK, Associate Judge.

The Defendant timely appeals his judgment and conviction for grand theft. The Defendant was adjudicated and sentenced for both grand theft and dealing in stolen property. Section 812.025, Florida Statutes (2006), prohibits convictions for both crimes where a single charging document chai-ges “theft and dealing in stolen property in connection with one scheme or course of conduct.” See Toson v. State, 864 So.2d 552, 554 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004). Therefore, adjudicating and sentencing the Defendant on both of these counts violates section 812.025, Florida Statutes (2006).

The judgment and conviction for grand theft (L.T. Case No. 06-695) is reversed with directions to vacate the judgment and conviction only as to Count I. Because the Defendant was sentenced well below the maximum possible sentences for the other crimes of which he was adjudicated, we find no error as to the sentence imposed.

Affirmed in part, Reversed in part and remanded with directions to vacate the judgment for grand theft.

MAY and DAMOORGIAN, JJ., concur.

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