Gonot v. State

We affirm appellant’s convictions for grand theft, official misconduct, and falsifying records and write to address his contention that he was entitled to a judgment of acquittal on the count of official misconduct.

Section 838.022(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2007), makes it “unlawful for a public servant, with corrupt intent to obtain a benefit for any person or to cause harm to another, to ... [fjalsify, or cause another person to falsify, any official record or official document.” In this case, the basis for the official misconduct charge was that appellant falsified a campaign report as part…