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Michael v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 23, 2010No. 5D09-300PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLawson, J.

Robert Michael appeals from his conviction and sentence on a single charge of burglary of a dwelling, arguing that the evidence at trial was insufficient to sustain the conviction. We agree with Michael that Munoz v. State, 937 So.2d 686 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006), when applied to the facts of this case, would require a reversal with instructions that the trial court enter a conviction to the lesser charge of burglary of an unoccupied structure.1 As in Munoz, the uncontroverted evidence in this case established that the structure burglarized was “designed to be occupied by people lodging therein at…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Baker v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1994
  2. McDonald v. RolandSupreme Court of Florida · 1953
  3. Perkins v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1996
  4. Eure v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000
  5. Nesbitt v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Young v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
  2. People v. MoralesColorado Court of Appeals · 2012

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