M.S.O. v. State

Appellant, juvenile M.S.O., was adjudicated delinquent for grand theft. We reverse with directions to enter judgment for the lesser included offense of petit theft and for resentencing.

On a charge of grand theft of the third degree, the state is required to prove that the value of the stolen property at the time of the theft is $300 or more. § 812.014(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (2009). “Value means the market value of the property at the time and place of the offense” § 812.012(10)(a)1., Fla. Stat. (2009). In the absence of direct testimony as to market value, “proof may be established through the…