K.E.H., A CHILD, APPELLANT,
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 4th DCA | 2001-11-14
No. 4D01-737
GUNTHER, WARNER and GROSS, JJ., concur.
802 So. 2d 395 Florida District Court of Appeal, Fourth District (2001)

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Synopsis

The Fourth District Court of Appeal affirmed the defendant's conviction for assaulting his mother but reversed the trial court's order reinstating his probation, which had been terminated three weeks before the assault.


Holding

The evidence satisfied all elements of assault under section 784.011(1), and the trial court erred in reinstating probation that had been unequivocally terminated three weeks before the assault, as there was no extrinsic fraud sufficient to set aside the final termination order.


Key Quotes

“The evidence satisfies the elements of section 784.011(1), Florida Statutes (2000). Even if the threats were conditioned on the mother leaving appellant alone, that fact would not preclude an assault as a matter of law.”

Establishes that the statutory elements of assault were met regardless of any conditions attached to the threats.

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Appellant's mother attempted to wake him to obtain a social security card and find employment. Appellant refused, shouted obscenities, knocked things …

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

We affirm appellant’s conviction for assaulting his mother. Appellant’s mother testified at trial that she attempted to wake her son one morning so that he could obtain a social security card and find employment. Appellant refused, shouted obscenities at her, knocked things off of the furniture, and slammed his bedroom door. When his mother persisted, appellant put his fist in his mother’s face and said, “Leave me alone you f-ing bitch. I’m going to punch you in the f — ing face.” He also threatened to throw her computer out the window. Feeling fear from her son’s words and deeds, his mother called the police and had him arrested.

The evidence satisfies the elements of section 784.011(1), Florida Statutes (2000). Even if the threats were conditioned on the mother leaving appellant alone, that fact would not preclude an assault as a matter of law. See Blanton v. State, 388 So. 2d 1271, 1273 (Fla. 4th DCA 1980).

We reverse the order reinstating appellant’s probation, since the trial court had unequivocally terminated it three weeks before the assault. See Marcinek v. State, 662 So. 2d 771, 772 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). There was' no extrinsic fraud sufficient to set aside the final order of termination. See Driscoll v. State, 538 So. 2d 1283, 1285-86 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

GUNTHER, WARNER and GROSS, JJ., concur.


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