Hart v. State

STONE, Chief Judge.

We affirm Appellant’s conviction for corruption by threat under section 838.021, Florida Statutes (1997). Appellant argues that the information actually charged Appellant with harming the officer in question, rather than threatening to harm him, and because there was no evidence that Appellant physically harmed the officer, he should have been acquitted. Section 838.021 provides that an accused can be convicted of “corruption by threat” in one of two ways; either unlawfully harming a public servant or unlawfully threatening to harm a public servant. The information under…