GAULDEN v. STATE

No. 1D12-3653.

132 So.3d 916 (2014)

Jacob Thomas GAULDEN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

February 17, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy A. Daniels , Public Defender, and M.J. Lord , Assistant Public Defender, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Pamela Jo Bondi , Attorney General, Trisha Meggs Pate , Assistant Attorney General, and Giselle Lylen , Assistant Attorney General, Tallahassee, for Appellee.


BENTON, J.

Jacob Thomas Gaulden appeals his conviction and sentence for leaving the scene of a "crash ... that result[ed] in ... death," in violation of section 316.027(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2010). We affirm.

A passenger in a pickup truck Mr. Gaulden was driving "separated" from the vehicle,1 landed on the pavement, and suffered fatal injuries. Although aware of his passenger's exit from the moving truck, Mr.

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