Case Name: William Turner MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2017-11-03
Citations: 229 So. 3d 889
Docket Number: Case No. 5D16-892
Parties: William Turner MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: EVANDER, BERGER and WALLIS, JJ., concur,.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Third Series
Volume: 229
Pages: 889–889

Head Matter:
William Turner MARTIN, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Case No. 5D16-892
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
Opinion filed November 3, 2017
James S. Purdy, Public Defender, and Robert Jackson Pearce III, Assistant Public Defender, Daytona Beach, for Appellant.
Pamela Jo Bondi, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Deborah A. Chance, Assistant Attorney General, Daytona Beach, for. Appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
-William Martin was convicted, after a jury trial, of- burglary of a dwelling and grand theft. On appeal, he argues that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the grand theft charge because the State failed to prove that the value of the stolen items was over $300. We agree. See C.G. v. State, 123 So.3d 680, 681-82 (Fla. 5th DCA 2013) (holding that evidence was insufficient to establish value of stolen cellular telephone at $100 or more, and thus was insufficient to support conviction for first-degree petit theft, notwithstanding victim's testimony that he paid approximately $200 for phone six months before theft, that he purchased case for phone and protective screen for glass right after purchasing it, and that phone was in good condition at time it was stolen; phone's value was not so obvious as to defy contradiction, state did not attempt to establish value of cell phone through direct testimony, and state did not present evidence regarding depreciation in value).
Accordingly; we affirm Martin's burglary conviction, but revérse Martin's judgment and sentence for grand 'theft and remand-with instructions for the trial court to enter a judgment of guilt for petit theft. See Chappell v. State, 200 So.3d 159, 160 (Fla. 5th DCA 2016); Smith v. State, 955 So.2d 1227, 1229 (Fla. 5th DCA 2007).
AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED.
EVANDER, BERGER and WALLIS, JJ., concur,.