Case Name: Anthony J. ETTARO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1978-01-17
Citations: 354 So. 2d 897
Docket Number: No. 76-2080
Parties: Anthony J. ETTARO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: CROSS and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 354
Pages: 897–898

Head Matter:
Anthony J. ETTARO, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 76-2080.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fourth District.
Jan. 17, 1978.
Rehearing Denied Feb. 28, 1978.
Richard L. Jorandby, Public Defender, and Jerry L. Schwarz, Asst. Public Defender, West Palm Beach, for appellant.
Robert L. Shevin, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Harry M. Hipler, Asst. Atty. Gen., West Palm Beach, for appellee.

Opinion:
DAUKSCH, Judge.
The evidence to support the conviction of rape was legally insufficient and the trial court should have granted Defendant's Motion for judgment of acquittal. Hollis v. State, 27 Fla. 387, 9 So. 67 (1891); Bowden v. State, 152 Fla. 715, 12 So.2d 887 (1943); Johnson v. State, 118 So.2d 806 (Fla. 2d DCA 1960); O'Bryan v. State, 324 So.2d 713 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976).
The Judgment and Sentence are reversed with directions to discharge the Appellant.
REVERSED with directions.
CROSS and DOWNEY, JJ., concur.