Case Name: Albert J. BLANEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1979-05-03
Citations: 371 So. 2d 85
Docket Number: No. 54078
Parties: Albert J. BLANEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ENGLAND, C. J., and ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON, SUNDBERG, HATCHETT and ALDERMAN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 371
Pages: 85–85

Head Matter:
Albert J. BLANEY, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 54078.
Supreme Court of Florida.
May 3, 1979.
Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Karen M. Gottlieb, Asst. Public Defender, Miami, for appellant.
Jim Smith, Atty. Gen., and Calvin L. Fox, Asst. Atty. Gen., Miami, for appellee.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
The order of the trial court denying the motion to dismiss is affirmed. See State v. Allen, 362 So.2d 10 (Fla. 1978); State v. Belgrave, 364 So.2d 1225 (Fla. 1978). In so ruling, however, the trial judge erroneously concluded that the theft statute does not require proof of scienter for a conviction and thus precluded appellant from offering evidence tending, to negate any guilty knowledge on his part. Accordingly, this case is remanded to the trial court so that appellant may be provided an opportunity to withdraw his no contest plea and proceed in a manner consistent with this opinion.
It is so ordered.
ENGLAND, C. J., and ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON, SUNDBERG, HATCHETT and ALDERMAN, JJ., concur.