A.B., APPELLANT,
v.
THE STATE OF FLORIDA, APPELLEE

Fla. 3d DCA | 2003-11-05
No. 3D03-826
Before LEVY, GERSTEN, and RAMIREZ, JJ.
858 So. 2d 386 Florida District Court of Appeal, Third District (2003) Positive Treatment
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Synopsis

A.B., a juvenile, appeals orders requiring restitution of $255 for grand theft and burglary of an automobile and adjudicating him delinquent with probation. The court affirms the restitution order but remands for corrected adjudication orders reflecting an acquittal on one count and ensuring proper disposition orders with statutory maximums.


Holding

The restitution order of $255 is affirmed because A.B. was in possession of the stolen automobile when the damage occurred. The delinquency adjudication is affirmed but the case is remanded for the trial court to enter a corrected adjudicatory order reflecting an acquittal on count three and to enter separate disposition orders for each offense specifying the degree and limiting the sentence to the statutory maximum.


Key Quotes

“the record is clear that A.B. was in possession of the stolen automobile when the steering column was broken. Thus, upon conviction of grand theft of that automobile, the trial court was correct in ordering A.B. to pay the $255.00 in restitution.”

Establishes the factual and legal basis for affirming the restitution order based on possession of the stolen vehicle and the damage caused.

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Facts & Procedural History

A.B. was convicted of grand theft and burglary of an automobile. He was found in possession of the stolen automobile when the steering column was brok…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

A.B. appeals the trial court’s order requiring him to pay $255 in restitution as a result of his conviction for grand theft and burglary of an automobile. A.B. further appeals the trial court’s order adjudicating him delinquent and placing him on probation. We affirm and remand with instructions.

First, we find that the record is clear that A.B. was in possession of the stolen automobile when the steering column was broken. Thus, upon conviction of grand theft of that automobile, the trial court was correct in ordering A.B. to pay the $255.00 in restitution. Accordingly, the trial court’s restitution order is affirmed. See J.S.H. v. State, 472 So. 2d 737 (Fla.1985) and A.G. v. State, 718 So. 2d 854 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).

Second, with respect to the adjudication of delinquency, the State having no objection, we remand this case so that the trial court can enter a corrected adjudicatory order, indicating that A.B. was acquitted on count three. The trial court is also to enter a separate disposition order for each offense, specifying the degree of the offense and limiting the sentence to the statutory maximum. See Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.115(c)(2).

Affirmed and remanded with instructions.


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