Case Name: William H. MOENING, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1993-03-12
Citations: 615 So. 2d 791
Docket Number: No. 91-2732
Parties: William H. MOENING, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: W. SHARP and HARRIS, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 615
Pages: 791–792

Head Matter:
William H. MOENING, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 91-2732.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
March 12, 1993.
Rehearing Denied April 1, 1993.
James B. Gibson, Public Defender, and Noel A. Pelella, Asst. Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Nancy Ryan, Asst. Atty. Gen., Daytona Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
COBB, Judge.
In the instant case, the evidence at trial failed to establish that the appellant, William Moening, who was charged with second degree grand theft, had stolen in excess of $20,000.00; rather, the evidence supported a conviction for the theft of some $16,800.00. Moreover, the trial court's use of the grounds of "premeditation or calculation" for purposes of a departure sentence was improper since it is inherent in the crime of theft that a defendant intends — i.e., calculates and premeditates — to convert the property of another to his own use. See State v. Obojes, 604 So.2d 474 (Fla.1992).
Accordingly, the judgment and sentence of the trial court are reversed and this cause is remanded for entry of a judgment of guilt to a third degree felony and imposition of an appropriate sentence therefor.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
W. SHARP and HARRIS, JJ., concur.