Pinkard v. State

Dallas Pinkard appeals his judgment and sentence following the return of a jury verdict finding him guilty of one count of misdemeanor battery, the sole charge against him. We find Pinkard’s argument that the circuit court lacked subject matter jurisdiction to enter judgment on the misdemeanor battery dispositive of this appeal and quash the judgment.

Pinkard was first charged in the Osceola County Court with one count of battery under case number DM 02-000423 pursuant to section 784.03, Florida Statutes (2002). The State then filed an amended information in the circuit court under case number…