LAWSHEA v. STATE

No. 2D10-4030.

99 So.3d 603 (2012)

Gordon LAWSHEA, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

October 19, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Marion Moorman , Public Defender, and Cynthia J. Dodge , Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Tonja Rene Vickers , Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.


NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Gordon Lawshea appeals his convictions for panhandling, resisting arrest without violence, and resisting arrest with violence. For the following reasons, we reverse Lawshea's convictions for panhandling and resisting without violence, but we affirm his conviction for resisting with violence.

The charges against Lawshea had their genesis in a Sarasota shopkeeper's telephone call to the police to complain that

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases