Randall v. State

Randall appeals his conviction for false acknowledgment of a signature. We affirm.

Randall was convicted of violating section 117.09(2), Florida Statutes (1981) which provides, in part, that “Any notary public in this state ... who falsely takes or receives an acknowledgment of the signature on any written instrument shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree....” He contends on appeal that the trial court *1257erred by refusing his requested instructions on specific intent.1 We disagree.

The trial court twice instructed the jury as follows:

Before you can find Leonard Randall guilty ... the…