ALFARO v. STATE

No. 4D01-997.

837 So.2d 429 (2002)

Victor ALFARO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.

Rehearing Denied February 26, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carey Haughwout, Public Defender, and James W. McIntire, Assistant Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.

Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Gary K. Milligan, Assistant Attorney General, Fort Lauderdale, for appellee.


TAYLOR, J.

Victor Alfaro appeals his judgments of conviction for grand theft of a motor vehicle and criminal mischief. We affirm appellant's criminal mischief conviction but reverse the grand theft auto conviction because the court erred in excluding a non-hearsay statement concerning ownership of the vehicle. We find, however, that the trial court did not commit fundamental error in failing to give a "claim of right" instruction which was not requested by appellant...

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