Newland v. State

David Newland [“Newland”] appeals his judgment and sentence for dealing in stolen property, a second-degree felony, and petit theft, a second-degree misdemeanor arising out of Newland’s theft and subsequent pawning of his roommate’s tools.

*169Newland correctly contends that his dual convictions for dealing in stolen property and petit theft may not stand. State v. Dasher, 687 So.2d 916, 917 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997); Blair v. State, 667 So.2d 884, 841 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996), approved on other grounds, 698 So.2d 1210 (Fla.1997). Section 812.025, Florida Statutes (1997), entitled “Charging Theft and Dealing…