LANCASTER v. STATE

No. 83-706.

457 So.2d 506 (1984)

Joseph Paul LANCASTER, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied November 17, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul Mendelson of Miller & Miller, Vero Beach, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee and Sarah B. Mayer, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.


PURDY, H. MARK, Associate Judge.

Appellant brings this appeal from a criminal conviction and sentence on arson charges. We reverse and remand for a new trial with instructions.

Factually, this case involves the burning of a truck of which appellant had custody. The Indian River County Sheriff's Department responded to a call and found a truck burning beside a roadway within their jurisdiction. The appellant advised the investigating deputies that he had been...

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