At page 1253 “at the time of entering or remaining in the structure defendant had a fully-formed conscious intent to commit the offense of a burglary of a structure”2 citing cases
- Valentine v. State, 774 So. 2d 934 (Fla. 5th DCA 2001). “at the time of entering or remaining in the structure defendant had a fully-formed conscious intent to commit the offense of a burglary of a structure”
- Lee v. State, 958 So. 2d 521 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007).Lawrence v. State, 746 So.2d 1252, 1253 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999); Harrison v. State, 743 So.2d 178, 178 (Fla. 3d DCA 1999).
Other citing cases
- Rodney L. Long Jr. v. State of Florida, 188 So. 3d 116 (Fla. 1st DCA 2016).
v.
STATE of Florida, Appellee.
[*1253] James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Susan A. Fagan, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Lori E. Nelson, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for Appellee.
GOSHORN, J.
Anthony Lawrence was convicted of burglary of a dwelling with an assault or battery therein, attempted aggravated battery with great bodily harm, throwing a deadly missile, and criminal mischief stemming from his entry into the victim's home and the ensuing confrontation. We must reverse and remand for a new trial on the burglary charge based upon the erroneous jury instruction.
After correctly informing the jury of the first two elements of burglary, the jury was instructed that the third element it had to find in order to convict on the burglary charge was whether
at the time of entering or remaining in the structure [Defendant] had a fully-formed conscious intent to commit the offense of burglary of a structure,....
(Emphasis added). This is an incorrect statement of the element, which requires that a defendant enter with the "intent to commit an offense therein." See State v. Waters, 436 So.2d 66, 69 (Fla.1983). The fundamental instructional error requires reversal for a new trial on that charge.[1]See Harrison v. State, 743 So.2d 178 (Fla. 3rd DCA 1999); Davis v. State, 736 So.2d 27 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999), clarified, 736 So.2d 27 (Fla. 4th DCA 1999). Defendant's remaining convictions are affirmed.
AFFIRMED in part, REVERSED in part; REMANDED.
DAUKSCH and GRIFFIN, JJ., concur.