Legal Opinion

Berger v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided November 16, 2018No. Case No. 5D17-1313PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtEisnaugle, J.

We grant Appellant Christopher M. Berger's motion for rehearing en banc, withdraw our previous per curiam decision, and substitute the following opinion in its place.

Appellant appeals his convictions for traveling to meet a minor for illegal sexual conduct and attempted sexual battery on a person under twelve years of age. We write only to address Appellant's argument that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for judgment of acquittal on the charge of attempted sexual battery because he did not commit an overt act, relying on our decision in State v. Duke , 709 So.2d 580 (Fla. 5th…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. State v. CokerDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1984
  2. State v. ReidSupreme Court of South Carolina · 2011
  3. Enix v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2011

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Carl Lee Nelson v. the State of FloridaDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2025

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