Legal Opinion

Costantino v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided October 24, 1967No. 66-1006PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWANN, Judge.

Appellant, Frank Costantino, was charged in a three-count information with:(1) Breaking and entering a building with the intent to commit a felony therein, to wit: Grand Larceny(2) Attempted grand larceny(3) Possession of burglary tools

Following a jury trial, Costantino was adjudged guilty on all three counts of the information and sentenced. He now appeals.

On appeal, he claims reversible error was committed when the trial court denied his motion to require the State to elect between counts one and two on the grounds that they charged him with offenses which are one and the same.…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Meade v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1956
  2. Kearson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1936
  3. Evans v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1967
  4. Taylor v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1939
  5. Blackwelder v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Johnson v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1969
  2. Livingston v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987

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