PENNICK v. STATE

No. 83-1740.

453 So.2d 542 (1984)

Willie Edward PENNICK, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.

August 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender and Gitlitz, Keegan & Dittmar and Stuart H. Gitlitz, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.

Jim Smith, Atty. Gen. and Julie S. Thornton, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and DANIEL S. PEARSON, JJ.


DANIEL S. PEARSON, Judge.

The defendant's sole point on appeal is that the trial court erred when it denied his motion for judgment of acquittal, such motion specifically contending that the State's proof of venue was insufficient as a matter of law. We agree with the defendant and reverse his conviction.

The well-settled principles of law applicable to this case are not in dispute. The allegation in the charging document that the offense occurred within a...

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