Wynn v. State

Derral Wynn appeals his convictions for petit theft, battery, and resisting arrest with violence. We reverse the conviction for petit theft because the trial court failed to instruct the jury on the defendant’s good-faith belief that he owned the property. The convictions for battery and resisting arrest are also reversed because the record suggests that the jury verdict on those counts may have been influenced by incompetent and prejudicial evidence. See State v. DiGuilio, 491 So.2d 1129 (Fla.1986).

We held in Thomas v. State, 526 So.2d 183 (Fla. 3d DCA), rev. denied, 536 So.2d 245…