Legal Opinion

Garcia v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 5, 2001No. 2D00-105PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

GREEN, Judge.

Roberto Jesus Garcia appeals his convictions of possession of a firearm by a felon and felony driving with a suspended license. Garcia contends there was insufficient evidence to support either charge. We affirm Garcia’s conviction for possession of a firearm by a felon because there was sufficient evidence for the charge to be decided by the jury. We reduce the felony driving with a suspended license to driving with a suspended license.

As to the third-degree felony of driving with a suspended license, we are required to reverse because the State, over objection, relied on a…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. HarbaughSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  2. Sylvester v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2000

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Arthur v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002
  2. State v. FieldsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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