Sanders v. State

In this appeal, we address the limits of Florida’s jurisdiction over a defendant whose alleged criminal acts occurred on an airplane outside of Florida. Stacy Sanders appeals the trial court’s denial of her motion to dismiss the single charge of grand theft against her. Because the charged crime was completed before Sanders en*915tered Florida, we find that the trial court should have granted the motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction. As such, we reverse and remand for entry of an order granting the motion to dismiss.

On June 25, 2009, Sanders, a passenger on a commercial flight from Phoenix,…