Gonzalez v. State

Following a jury trial, Cheyenne Gonzalez was convicted of grand theft (a third-degree felony) and sentenced to five years in prison followed by five years' probation.1 On appeal, Gonzalez contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal, in which he requested that the third-degree felony grand theft charge be reduced to second-degree misdemeanor petit theft, because the State failed to present competent substantial evidence that the value of the stolen property exceeded the felony threshold of $300 under section 812.014(2)(c) 1, Florida Statutes (2017).2 We…