VALDES v. STATE

No. 86-1670.

510 So.2d 631 (1987)

Arnaldo VALDES, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

July 28, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnaldo Valdes, in pro. per.

Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Ralph Barreira, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before HENDRY, NESBITT, and FERGUSON, JJ.


PER CURIAM.

We affirm Valdes's conviction for criminal mischief pursuant to section 806.13, Florida Statutes (1985), because proof of the value of the property damage is not, as Valdes contends, an essential element of the crime. Consequently in order to sustain a conviction the state needed only to prove that Valdes willfully or maliciously damaged another's property. § 806.13(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (1985). While damage to property is an essential element of the...

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