Douglas v. State

Defendant was charged with dealing in stolen property under section 812.019(1), Florida Statutes (1989). He pleaded nolo contendere and reserved his right to appeal. He admitted at a hearing that he sold property he had stolen. We affirm.

The supreme court in State v. Camp, 596 So.2d 1055 (Fla.1992) recently held that a defendant’s attempt to negotiate forged checks she had stolen does not constitute dealing in stolen property. In doing so it approved the opinion of the Fifth District in State v. Camp, 579 So.2d 763 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991), on which defendant relies in this appeal. However, we…