GEORGE CORNEAL, APPELLANT,

v.

STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Citator

Cited By

• Hudson v. State, 745 So. 2d 997 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999)
  …for a taxi to bring Larry to his house, and then approached the taxi in order to greet Larry. We conclude that under these circumstances the trial court correctly decided the information charged a crime supported by an overt act. See Smith v. State, 632 So. 2d 644 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994) (holding that repeatedly driving by young girls and shouting vulgar requests for sex constituted overt act for charge of attempted lewd and lascivious); see also Van Bell v. State, 105 Nev. 352, 775 P. 2d 1273, 1275 (1989) (stati…
• Kobel v. State, 745 So. 2d 979 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999)
  …ondling. We disagree and find that appellant’s conduct in driving into the alley as directed, after a specific request to engage in sexual activity, can properly be viewed as an overt act toward perpetration of the crime charged. See Smith v. State, 632 So. 2d 644 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). Accordingly, we affirm appellant’s conviction for attempted indecent assault and reverse his conviction for attempted procurement of a minor for prostitution. AFFIRMED, in part; REVERSED, in part. [*983] WARNER, C.J., DELL, GU…
• Wiggins v. State, 816 So. 2d 745 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002)
  …ard consummation of the crime. Id. at 1137. Furthermore, in the cases of child molestation, courts have chosen to draw an early fine in recognizing behavior as an attempt. Hudson v. State, 745 So. 2d 997, 1000 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999); see Smith v. State, 632 So. 2d 644 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994)(holding that repeatedly driving by young girls and shouting vulgar requests for sex constituted sufficient overt act for charge of attempted lewd and lascivious act). In Hudson, the appellant had posted a personal advertisement…