Legal Opinion

Berry v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 13, 1990No. 87-1065PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ZEHMER, Judge.

Charlie Berry, appellant, appeals a judgment adjudicating him guilty of committing arson, insurance fraud, and grand theft in connection with the burning of his mobile home. We affirm all four points raised on appeal, and find it necessary to discuss only the trial court’s denial of appellant’s motion for judgment of acquittal on the arson count.

The state charged appellant with arson in the first count of a three-count information, alleging that appellant “did willfully and unlawfully, by fire or explosion, damage or cause to be damaged a dwelling or its contents” which were the…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Lofton v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
  2. Callahan v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1987
  3. State v. McBrideDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1988

3Cited by4 opinions

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  2. Bell v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1995
  3. In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-05.Supreme Court of Florida · 2018
  4. M.T.A. v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2015

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