S.A.S. v. State

SALCINES, Judge.

S.A.S., a juvenile, appeals his adjudication for third-degree grand theft. We reverse and remand.

An essential element of third-degree grand theft is proof that the value of the stolen property is $300 or more at the time of the theft. § 812.014(2)(c)(l), Fla. Stat. (2006). At the adjudicatory hearing the victim testified regarding the purchase price of the items she had obtained many years prior to the burglary. No other evidence was given to establish the value of the items at the time of the theft. “Value means the market value of the property at the time and place of the…