Case Name: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Charles James GRAHAM, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-08-01
Citations: 492 So. 2d 443
Docket Number: No. 85-2958
Parties: STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Charles James GRAHAM, Appellee.
Judges: CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SCHOON-OVER, J., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 492
Pages: 443–443

Head Matter:
STATE of Florida, Appellant, v. Charles James GRAHAM, Appellee.
No. 85-2958.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
Aug. 1, 1986.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Charles Corees, Jr., Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Paul C. Helm, Asst. Public Defender, Bartow, for appellee.

Opinion:
SANDERLIN, Judge.
The state appeals a trial court order which granted the defendant's motion to dismiss an information charging him with escape or attempted escape. We reverse.
After reviewing the record, we find that there is a material issue of fact on whether defendant attempted to escape or whether defendant abandoned his attempt. See § 944.40, 777.04(1), and 777.04(5)(a), Fla. Stat. (1983). See also State v. Boom, 490 So.2d 1370 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986); State v. Rogers, 386 So.2d 278 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980).
We hold the trial court erred in resolving these issues on defendant's motion to dismiss. Rogers. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's order, reinstate the information, and remand for further proceedings.
CAMPBELL, A.C.J., and SCHOON-OVER, J., concur.