Case Name: Albert GARAYOA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-10-02
Citations: 827 So. 2d 353
Docket Number: No. 3D01-2931
Parties: Albert GARAYOA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: Before FLETCHER and RAMIREZ, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 827
Pages: 353–354

Head Matter:
Albert GARAYOA, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 3D01-2931.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
Oct. 2, 2002.
Ellis Rubin, and Robert I. Barrar, Miami, for appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, and Steven R. Berger, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.
Before FLETCHER and RAMIREZ, JJ., and NESBITT, Senior Judge.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
We affirm because the aggravated battery charge was not erroneously reclassified. See Lareau v. State, 573 So.2d 813, 815 (Fla.1991) (aggravated battery causing great bodily harm and involving the use of a deadly weapon can be enhanced to a first degree felony).
Additionally, the scoring of victim injury is within the sound discretion of the trial court. See Kelly v. State, 701 So.2d 1253 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). In this case, the trial court's determination that the victim's injury was severe is supported by the record. See Hall v. State, 598 So.2d 230, 231 (Fla. 2d DCA 1992).
Affirmed.