Legal Opinion

Butler v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided February 20, 2009No. 2D07-1695Published

1Per curiam

Hugh James Butler appeals his judgments and sentences for burglary, battery, and criminal mischief. We affirm the judgments on the burglary and battery charges and affirm the sentences without comment. We remand for correction of the judgment on the charge of criminal mischief.

The record reflects that the jury was instructed on, and Mr. Butler was convicted of, second-degree misdemeanor criminal mischief (count 3). Mr. Butler was sentenced to time served. However, the judgment erroneously lists the conviction as first-degree misdemeanor criminal mischief. Mr. Butler raised this issue in his…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Williams v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2009

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