Gonzalez v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Luis Gonzalez appeals following his convictions for the August 8, 2008, offenses of failing to stop or remain at the scene of a crash resulting in death and of manslaughter. He challenges the reclassification of his manslaughter offense from a second-degree to a first-degree felony based on the use of a “weapon,” which in this ease was actually an automobile. We reverse and remand for the offense to be classified as a second-degree felony and for Gonzalez to be resentenced on that offense,

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